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Vassa Voe is a Post-Medieval house and enclosure located 320 metres south-southwest of Seaview in Shetland, Scotland. The site comprises structural remains consistent with domestic occupation and associated land management during the Post-Medieval period, reflecting the settlement patterns and agricultural practices of Shetland during this era. The enclosure indicates organisation of land around the dwelling, typical of small-scale crofting or farming communities in the Northern Isles during the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries. As a recorded monument under Historic Environment Scotland, the site contributes to understanding of dispersed settlement and subsistence strategies in Post-Medieval Shetland.
Vassa Voe, house & enclosure 320m SSW of Seaview is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3597. View the official record →
Vassa Voe is a Post-Medieval house and enclosure located 320 metres south-southwest of Seaview in Shetland, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3597.
Vassa Voe, house & enclosure 320m SSW of Seaview dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a house & enclosure 320m ssw of seaview. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Vassa Voe, house & enclosure 320m SSW of Seaview 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 SM3597.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Vassa Voe,broch,Cat Firth (0.7 km), Freester, otter-house on headland SSE of Dykend (0.8 km), Broch of Benston, broch 380m NW of Nesting Primary School (1 km).
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