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Stourbrough Hill cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Shetland, Scotland, situated approximately 170 metres south of the summit of Stourbrough Hill. The cairn represents Bronze Age burial practice, a period when such stone-built monuments were constructed across northern Scotland as repositories for human remains and grave goods. The structure comprises a mound of stones typical of cairn construction from this era, though its current condition and specific dimensions are subject to archaeological survey and record. Such cairns in Shetland form an important part of the archaeological landscape documenting prehistoric settlement and mortuary practices in the Northern Isles.
Stourbrough Hill,cairn 170m S of summit is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5544. View the official record →
Stourbrough Hill cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Shetland, Scotland, situated approximately 170 metres south of the summit of Stourbrough Hill. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5544.
Stourbrough Hill,cairn 170m S of summit is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM5544.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Green Knowe,burnt mound,Breibister (2.7 km), Brough,broch 100m WSW of,Burraland (2.8 km), Voe of Footabrough, broch 310m ESE of Footabrough (2.9 km).
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