What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Unst, Loch of Snabrough as Cairn(s) (period Unassigned). 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.
Unst, Loch of Snabrough is a Neolithic cairn, likely dating to the Early to Middle Neolithic period (c. 3500–2500 BCE). Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of early burial and ritual practices in the far north of Scotland.
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Places near here
Snabrough BrochArchaeological place · 328 yd
Unst, Loch of SnabroughBuilding(s) (period Unassigned) · 390 yd
Unst, Snarra VoeCairn(s) (period Unassigned)(possible) · 744 yd
Unst, BurragarthHorizontal Mill (period Unassigned) · 1128 yd
Lund BeachBeach / strand · 1746 yd
Gallow HillMountain / peak · 1.1 mi
Unst, Ayre of BelmontNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1.1 mi
Wick of BelmontBay · 1.3 mi
Culli VoeBay · 1.4 mi
Ward of GrimsetterMountain / peak · 2.2 mi
Little HolmIslet · 2.4 mi
LingaIslet · 2.5 mi