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Vementry is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Muckle Ward, Shetland, Scotland, dating to the third millennium before the Common Era. The monument comprises a substantial stone cairn with an internal burial chamber, characteristic of the chambered cairn tradition that flourished across northern Britain during the Neolithic period. The site represents an important example of Shetland's prehistoric funerary architecture and demonstrates the communities' investment in monumental construction for collective burial purposes. As a designated scheduled monument, Vementry contributes significantly to understanding settlement patterns and ritual practices among Neolithic populations in the northern archipelago.
Vementry,chambered cairn,Muckle Ward is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2047. View the official record →
Vementry is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Muckle Ward, Shetland, Scotland, dating to the third millennium before the Common Era. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2047.
Vementry,chambered cairn,Muckle Ward dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered cairn,muckle ward. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Vementry,chambered cairn,Muckle Ward 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 SM2047.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Groni Field,cairn (7.3 km), Erne's Ward, cairns NE and NNE of (7.6 km), Ara Clett,chambered cairn,Turdale Water (8.3 km).
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