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Ward of Browland is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Shetland, Scotland, dating to the third millennium BC. The monument consists of a stone-built cairn structure containing an internal chamber, characteristic of the megalithic funerary tradition prevalent across northern Britain during the Neolithic period. Such chambered cairns served as communal burial monuments and represent significant evidence of early farming communities' social organisation and ritual practices. The site contributes to the archaeological record of Shetland's prehistoric settlement and the broader pattern of megalithic monument construction across Atlantic Scotland during the fourth and third millennia BC.
Ward of Browland,chambered cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5547. View the official record →
Ward of Browland is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Shetland, Scotland, dating to the third millennium BC. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5547.
Ward of Browland,chambered cairn dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Ward of Browland,chambered cairn 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 SM5547.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Grunivoe, burnt mound 125m SSE of (3.3 km), Ness of Gruting,burnt mound,farmsteads and field systems (3.4 km), Setter,chambered cairn 470m NE of,Seli Voe (4.2 km).
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