What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Unst, Hill of Colvadale as Marker Cairn (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Marker cairn, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its significance lies in its role as a possible territorial or ceremonial marker in the landscape of Unst, one of the northernmost points of Scotland.
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Places near here
Hill of ColvadaleEnclosure (period Unassigned) · 480 yd
Helliers WaterReservoir (period Unassigned) · 1008 yd
ColvadaleBank (earthwork)(s) (period Unassigned), Clearance Cairn(s) (period Unassigned), Cultivation Remains (period Unassigned), Drain(s) (period Unassigned), Enclosure(s) (period Unassigned), Field Boundary(s) (period Unassigned), Head Dyke (post Medieval), Tr · 1252 yd
ConisgarthFarmstead (19th Century) - (20th Century) · 1298 yd
Hill of CaldbackMountain / peak · 1429 yd
Little HolmIslet · 1.3 mi
Hill of VoesgarthMountain / peak · 1.4 mi
UnstIsland · 2.1 mi
Memorial to Swedish fishermenMemorial · 2.6 mi
Norwegian Sailors MemorialMemorial · 2.6 mi
Doun HellierBay · 2.7 mi
Rotton HelliersBay · 2.7 mi