What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Unst, Virda Field as Chambered Cairn (neolithic)(possible). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Neolithic chambered cairn, dating to approximately 3000–2500 BCE. It represents early communal burial practices and megalithic construction in the far north of Scotland.
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Places near here
Virda FieldMarker Cairn (period Unassigned) · 1215 yd
Burn of HeukenHut (period Unassigned) · 1530 yd
Hill of CaldbackMountain / peak · 1.1 mi
Hill of VoesgarthMountain / peak · 1.1 mi
Unst, Baltasound, Buness, Memorial StoneCommemorative Monument (period Unassigned) · 1.2 mi
Unst, Baltasound, Buness HouseLairds House (17th Century) · 1.3 mi
UnstIsland · 1.4 mi
Memorial to Swedish fishermenMemorial · 1.5 mi
HuneyIslet · 1.6 mi
Bobby's Bus ShelterHeritage attraction · 1.8 mi
John Peel Memorial Traffic IslandMemorial · 1.8 mi
Keen of Hamar Nature ReserveNature reserve · 2.1 mi