What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Unst, Gallow Hill as Chambered Cairn (neolithic). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Neolithic chambered cairn; dates to the early Neolithic period, approximately 3500–2500 BCE. It is significant as part of a broader network of chambered cairns in northern Scotland, reflecting early communal burial and ritual practices.
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Places near here
Unst, Gallow HillFarmstead (period Unassigned), Structure(s) (period Unassigned) · 653 yd
Belmont Viking LonghouseArchaeological place · 670 yd
Gallow HillMountain / peak · 695 yd
Unst, Belmont, PierPier (period Unassigned) · 750 yd
Unst, BelmontDyke (period Unassigned) · 756 yd
Unst, Ayre of BelmontNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 911 yd
Wick of BelmontBay · 1000 yd
LingaIslet · 1.3 mi
Wick of North GarthBay · 1.5 mi
Ward of GrimsetterMountain / peak · 2.1 mi
Lund BeachBeach / strand · 2.4 mi