What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Unst, Harold's Grave as Grave (viking)(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.
Viking burial site, likely 9th to 11th century AD; associated with Norse settlement in Shetland. Its significance lies in providing evidence of early medieval funerary practices and Viking presence in northern Scotland.
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Places near here
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John Peel Memorial Traffic IslandMemorial · 1575 yd
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Crussa FieldMountain / peak · 1721 yd
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