Megalithic Portal: Latest from Shetland, Scotland

Pinhoulland Settlements and Field System

Anne T — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 07:36:35 GMT

]]>Ancient Village or Settlement in Shetland

Gutcher Stone

DavidHoyle — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 16:06:51 GMT

Standing Stone in Shetland

East Burra, Yaa Field

DavidHoyle — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 12:35:40 GMT

Standing Stone in Shetland

West Burra, Mid Field

DavidHoyle — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 12:35:25 GMT

Standing Stone in Shetland

Semblister Stone Circle

DavidHoyle — Sat, 19 Aug 2023 13:13:19 GMT

]]>Possible Stone Circle in Shetland

Ungirsta Standing Stone

DavidHoyle — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 10:47:35 GMT

Standing Stone (Menhir) in Shetland

Gunnister Standing Stone

DavidHoyle — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 10:46:29 GMT

Standing Stone (Menhir) in Shetland

Mousa Broch

LizH — Mon, 13 Jun 2022 19:12:28 GMT

]]>Mousa is an impressive site, the tallest and most intact broch anywhere in Scotland. It stands alone on an island which is otherwise inhabited only by wildlife. Mousa Broch is the best preserved Iron Age fortification in the British Isles. The 2000 year old round tower stands above a rocky shoreline, one of a pair of brochs guarding Mousa Sound. They may be part of a chain of brochs in this part of Shetland, visible from each other as beacons.

Uyea Breck

Peter Taylor — Tue, 31 Aug 2021 10:51:52 GMT

]]>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.. 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.

Uyea Cairn

ArchAstro — Mon, 30 Aug 2021 08:28:33 GMT

]]>Most likely a cairn on the ridge of the Island of Uyea off Unst, Shetland, Scotland. Likely Neolithic.

West Burra, Mid Field

SandyG — Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:43:00 GMT

]]>Standing stone visible from the public highway in Shetland

Ward Of Scousburgh

SandyG — Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:40:03 GMT

]]>Cairn in Shetland

Trolligarts 2

SandyG — Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:39:55 GMT

]]>Chambered Cairn in Shetland

Trolligarts 1

SandyG — Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:39:47 GMT

]]>Chambered Cairn in Shetland

Loch Of Flatpunds

SandyG — Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:39:40 GMT

]]>Chambered Cairn in Shetland