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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Stanydale Neolithic house
Country: Scotland County: Shetland Type: Ancient Village or Settlement

Map Ref: HU28785019
Latitude: 60.234992N Longitude: 1.482156W
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

3 Ambience:

5	Superb
4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
0	No data.

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
0	No data.

4 Accuracy:

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

5

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**Stanydale Neolithic house** submitted by SandyG : View from south west (Scale 1m). Stones in the foreground denote the position of the small enclosure attached to the house. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ancient Settlement in Shetland

A Neolithic house excavated by Charles Calder in 1950. The building has a porch in front of the entrance and there is a small enclosure attached to the southern side. This house is situated next to the path that leads from the highway to "Staneydale Temple". The excavation report states that this house is at HU 288503 but this would seem to be an error. The excavation revealed an oval-shaped room, an inner chamber, two recesses, a hearth, bench and paving within the entrance. This house still survives very well as an earthwork. PSAS Excavation Report

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HU2850 : The entrance to Staneydale Temple by Julian Paren — by Julian Paren
©2014(licence)

HU2850 : Staneydale Temple by Julian Paren — by Julian Paren
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HU2850 : Staneydale Temple by Sandy Gerrard — by Sandy Gerrard
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HU2850 : Post hole in Staneydale Temple by Anne Robertson — by Anne Robertson
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HU2850 : Staneydale Neolithic Temple by Anne Burgess — by Anne Burgess
©2005(licence)

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