What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Uyea as Cairn (prehistoric)(possible). 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.
A Neolithic cairn; likely dates to the early first millennium BCE. Uyea is significant as a rare prehistoric monument in the Shetland Islands, reflecting early burial and ritual practices in northern Scotland.
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Places near here
UyeaHouse (period Unassigned)(possible) · 229 yd
Punds DaleEnclosure(s) (period Unassigned), Field Boundary(s) (period Unassigned), Sheepfold (period Unassigned) · 1260 yd
Grut NessSite (period Unassigned) · 1.1 mi
Saefti HillMountain / peak · 1.5 mi
Sand VoeBay · 2.1 mi
Orr WickHorizontal Mill (period Unassigned) · 2.4 mi
Beorgs of SkelberryMountain / peak · 2.8 mi
Burra VoeBay · 3.2 mi
South Holm of BurravoeIslet · 3.5 mi
North Holm of BurravoeIslet · 3.6 mi
Lang AyreBeach / strand · 4.7 mi
Walls Boundary FaultVisitor information · 7.3 mi