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Vivilie Loch is a Neolithic chambered cairn situated approximately 450 metres west-north-west of Ward of Culswick in Shetland, Scotland. The monument dates to the Neolithic period and represents the type of communal burial structure characteristic of early agricultural societies in northern Britain. As a chambered cairn, it would have functioned as a collective tomb, with an internal stone-built chamber accessed through a passage, typical of the architectural conventions of its era. The site is recorded in the Historic Environment Scotland database under the reference HES INSPIRE SM6730.
Vivilie Loch, chambered cairn 450m WNW of Ward of Culswick is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6730. View the official record →
Vivilie Loch is a Neolithic chambered cairn situated approximately 450 metres west-north-west of Ward of Culswick in Shetland, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6730.
Vivilie Loch, chambered cairn 450m WNW of Ward of Culswick dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered cairn 450m wnw of ward of culswick. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Vivilie Loch, chambered cairn 450m WNW of Ward of Culswick 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 SM6730.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Sotersta,standing stone (1.5 km), Broch of Culswick (1.6 km), Ness of Gruting,burnt mound,farmsteads and field systems (2.7 km).
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