What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Unst, Hill of Colvadale 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 earlier part of the Neolithic period in Scotland, likely between 3500 and 3000 BCE. It represents a type of megalithic tomb used for communal burial and reflects the cultural and ritual practices of early farming communities in the Northern Isles.
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Places near here
Helliers WaterHut (period Unassigned) · 687 yd
Hill of ColvadaleEnclosure (period Unassigned) · 701 yd
Hill of CaldbackMountain / peak · 1163 yd
ConisgarthFarmstead (19th Century) - (20th Century) · 1566 yd
Burral LochSheepfold (period Unassigned) · 1614 yd
Little HolmIslet · 1.3 mi
Hill of VoesgarthMountain / peak · 1.3 mi
Norwegian Sailors MemorialMemorial · 2.5 mi
Memorial to Swedish fishermenMemorial · 2.5 mi
Doun HellierBay · 2.6 mi
Rotton HelliersBay · 2.7 mi