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Swart-Houll is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Shetland, Scotland, situated approximately 330 metres north-east of the settlement of Swart-Houll. The monument dates to the Neolithic period and represents the type of megalithic communal burial structure characteristic of prehistoric Shetland. As a chambered cairn, it would have functioned as a collective burial monument, with an internal stone chamber constructed within a mound of stones and earth. The site is recorded under Historic Environment Scotland's designation reference SM5700 and contributes to the archaeological understanding of Neolithic funerary practices and settlement patterns in the Northern Isles.
Swart-Houll,chambered cairn 330m NE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5700. View the official record →
Swart-Houll is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Shetland, Scotland, situated approximately 330 metres north-east of the settlement of Swart-Houll. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5700.
Swart-Houll,chambered cairn 330m NE of dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Swart-Houll,chambered cairn 330m NE of 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 SM5700.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hestinsetter Hill,chambered cairn (1.6 km), Yahaarwell, standing stones, 280m SSE of Berga (1.7 km), Hoddans,chambered cairn 330m NE of Mungigill (2.2 km).
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