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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Vord Hill North Alternative Name: Vord Hill 'A'Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 2.01 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Shetland Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Lerwick Nearest Village: Fetlar
Map Ref: HU6222193670
Latitude: 60.621570N Longitude: 0.864918W
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 |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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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Vord Hill North heel shaped cairn. 12 x 17 metres, remains of facade on the south east side, no trace of a passage. Within the cairn material sit two large slabs lying perpendicular to each other suggesting the presence of a chamber.
In the south west portion of the cairn the outer kerb stone is visible along with a second and possibly third inner kerbs. Adjacent to the cairn to the west is a pile of stones possibly representing a structure built of stones removed from the cairn, there is also later disturbance on the north side of the cairn including the addition of a small enclosure.
On clear days there are fantastic views over the water to Yell (west) and Unst (north).
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