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Wiltrow is a Bronze Age cist and associated structure located 145 metres east of Sharisma in Shetland, Scotland. The site comprises stone burial cists typical of Bronze Age funerary practice in northern Britain, dating to the second millennium BC. Such cists served as receptacles for cremated or inhumed remains and represent an important class of evidence for understanding Bronze Age burial customs and settlement patterns in Shetland. The presence of structural remains in proximity to the cists suggests domestic or ceremonial activity contemporary with or adjacent to the burial feature.
Wiltrow, cists and structure 145m E of Sharisma is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3736. View the official record →
Wiltrow is a Bronze Age cist and associated structure located 145 metres east of Sharisma in Shetland, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3736.
Wiltrow, cists and structure 145m E of Sharisma dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a cists and structure 145m e of sharisma. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Wiltrow, cists and structure 145m E of Sharisma 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 SM3736.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Clevigarth, broch and field system 965m NE of The Cottage, North Town (1.6 km), Links of Quendale, burnt mound 660m WNW of summit of Ward Hill (1.8 km), Erne's Ward, house 270m WNW of (2.1 km).
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