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<< Our Photo Pages >> Uyea Breck - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in Shetland

Submitted by Peter Taylor on Tuesday, 31 August 2021  Page Views: 9410

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Uyea Breck
Country: Scotland County: Shetland Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
 Nearest Village: Uyeasound
Map Ref: HP60610071  Landranger Map Number: 1
Latitude: 60.685011N  Longitude: 0.892181W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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Uyea Breck
Uyea Breck submitted by Peter Taylor : This stone is outside the village of Uyeasound, on Unst, northernmost of the Shetland Isles. It is the northernmost of the two marked on the OS map at about HP 606 007. The photo was taken 16/10/2001, a spectacularly beautiful day for Shetland at that time of year. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone in Shetland. An amazing 3m (9 foot 10 inch) tall schist monolith leaning towards the north east. The stone is said to mark the spot where the son of Viking Harald Harfager was killed about 900 AD. He is said to be buried in a tumulus to the SW. It measures 0.86m (2 feet 10 inches) wide at the base where it is supported by a packing of small stones. It's broader face is aligned almost north-south. The stone is outside the village of Uyeasound, on Unst, northernmost of the Shetland Isles. It is the northernmost of the two marked on the OS map.

Note: A video of an archaeoastronomy investigation of the possible alignments with this stone and the nearby Clivocast standing stone. The summer solstice sunrise alignment is particularly interesting and has not been documented before to our knowledge. Details in the comments on our page.
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Uyea Breck
Uyea Breck submitted by celtic_chakra : Clivocast Standing Stone (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Uyea Breck
Uyea Breck submitted by megalithicmatt : Looking westwards towards Uyeasound (2006). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Uyea Breck
Uyea Breck submitted by howe : (Vote or comment on this photo)

Uyea Breck
Uyea Breck submitted by celtic_chakra : Clivocast Standing Stone Oct '11 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Uyea Breck
Uyea Breck submitted by scottish-prints : The stone appears to be used by the local sheep as a scratching post, taken June 2014.

Uyea Breck
Uyea Breck submitted by durhamnature : 1905 drawing from "The Celtic and Scandinavian Antiquities of Shetland" by Gilbert Goudie, via archive.org

Uyea Breck
Uyea Breck submitted by jeffrep : The Uyea Breck Standing Stone and Friends. Located on Unst, the northernmost isle of Shetland. It is claimed to be the northernmost standing stone in the UK.

Uyea Breck
Uyea Breck submitted by jeffrep : Close-Up of the top of Uyea Breck Standing Stone, Unst, Shetland, Scotland.

Uyea Breck
Uyea Breck submitted by jeffrep : Another view of Uyea Breck Standing Stone, Unst, Shetland, Scotland.

Uyea Breck
Uyea Breck submitted by jeffrep : Uyea Breck Standing Stone, Unst, Shetland, Scotland. Also known as the Clivocast Stone, it is claimed to be the northernmost standing stone in the UK. It is almost 10 feet in height and some three feet wide at the base. It is located just east of the village of Clivocast near the road.

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 233m SW 228° Clivocast Standing Stone* Standing Stones (HP60440055)
 1.4km SSW 211° Uyea Cairn* Cairn (HU599995)
 1.9km NE 41° Sand Wick Burial Ground* Ancient Village or Settlement (HP6185102202)
 2.0km NW 314° Gletna W* Stone Circle (HP59160206)
 3.6km NNW 332° Gunnister Stone* Carving (HP58840391)
 3.8km NW 315° Lund Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (HP57870334)
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 4.5km NW 318° Burragarth* Standing Stone (Menhir) (HP57540397)
 4.5km WNW 285° Ness of Wadbister Broch or Nuraghe (HP56200180)
 4.8km NW 321° Underhoull* Broch or Nuraghe (HP575044)
 4.9km W 269° Hoga Ness broch* Broch or Nuraghe (HP557005)
 6.0km N 3° Hill of Caldback Chambered Cairn (HP60810668)
 6.5km NW 323° Brough Holm* Broch or Nuraghe (HP566059)
 6.9km NW 326° Kirkaby Broch or Nuraghe (HP566064)
 7.0km SW 225° Burra Ness broch* Broch or Nuraghe (HU55729569)
 7.2km SSE 168° Vord Hill North* Chambered Cairn (HU6222193670)
 7.3km SSE 169° Vord Hill South* Chambered Cairn (HU6217593553)
 7.4km SSE 168° Vord Hill 3* Cairn (HU6225193504)
 7.8km S 172° Whilsa Pund* Ancient Village or Settlement (HU61789295)
 7.9km SSW 202° Sna Broch* Broch or Nuraghe (HU5779393326)
 7.9km S 176° Stackaberg Cairn* Cairn (HU6128692786)
 8.1km S 173° Fidlers Crus* Stone Circle (HU6179592690)
 8.4km SSW 198° Brough Lodge Broch* Broch or Nuraghe (HU5806392653)
 8.5km S 170° Hjaltadans* Stone Circle (HU6220892397)
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Re: Uyea Breck by ArchAstro on Thursday, 17 June 2021
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There is more to this site than meets the eye! Here is an archaeoastronomy investigation of possible alignments with this stone and the nearby Clivocast standing stone. The summer solstice sunrise alignment is particularly exciting and would be amazing to get documented. To my knowledge this has never been mentioned anywhere before.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ys0DcyZEvo

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Re: Uyea Breck by jeffrep on Monday, 26 July 2010
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HP 606006
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Re: Uyea Breck by jeffrep on Monday, 26 July 2010
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Condition: 4
Ambience: 4
Access: 5
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