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; dates to the early to middle Neolithic period (c. 3500–2500 BCE). It represents a significant prehistoric funerary and ceremonial site in the far north of Scotland.
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Places near here
Virda FieldMarker Cairn (period Unassigned) · 1096 yd
Burn of HeukenHut (period Unassigned) · 1382 yd
Hill of CaldbackMountain / peak · 1.1 mi
Hill of VoesgarthMountain / peak · 1.2 mi
Unst, Baltasound, Buness, Memorial StoneCommemorative Monument (period Unassigned) · 1.3 mi
Unst, Baltasound, Buness HouseLairds House (17th Century) · 1.3 mi
UnstIsland · 1.5 mi
HuneyIslet · 1.5 mi
Memorial to Swedish fishermenMemorial · 1.5 mi
Bobby's Bus ShelterHeritage attraction · 1.8 mi
John Peel Memorial Traffic IslandMemorial · 1.8 mi
Keen of Hamar Nature ReserveNature reserve · 2.2 mi