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Submitted by Peter Taylor on Tuesday, 31 August 2021 Page Views: 10028

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:

5	Perfect
4	Almost Perfect
3	Reasonable but with some damage
2	Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1	Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0	No data.
-1	Completely destroyed

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4 Access:

5	Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4	Short walk on a footpath
3	Requiring a bit more of a walk
2	A long walk
1	In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5	co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4	co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3	co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2	co-ordinates of the nearest village
1	co-ordinates of the nearest town
0	no data

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**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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