What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Uyea, the Ward 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 to middle Neolithic period (c. 3500–2500 BCE). It is significant as part of a broader network of megalithic monuments in northern Scotland, reflecting early communal burial and ritual practices.
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Places near here
UyeaIsland · 848 yd
Unst, ClivocastStanding Stone (prehistoric) · 1015 yd
Uyea, Winna NessCairn (period Unassigned) · 1446 yd
Unst, Uyeasound Church and War MemorialChurch (mid 19th Century) (1843), War Memorial(s) (20th Century) (1924) · 1514 yd
Unst, Uyeasound, Greenwell's BoothStorehouse (17th Century) · 1.0 mi
Scarf StackIslet · 1.3 mi
Breck of MailandMountain / peak · 1.5 mi
Gallow HillMountain / peak · 1.7 mi
Unst, Muness CastleCastle (16th Century), Formal Garden (period Unknown)(possible), Fortified House (16th Century), Lairds House (16th Century) · 2.0 mi
Unst, Ayre of BelmontNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 2.3 mi
Wick of BelmontBay · 2.4 mi
Wick of North GarthBay · 3.3 mi