What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Unst, Muckle Heog West as Chambered Cairn (neolithic). 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.
Neolithic chambered cairn; dates to the earlier part of the Neolithic period in Shetland, around 3000–2500 BCE. It is significant as part of a broader network of chambered cairns in the Northern Isles, reflecting early communal burial practices and social organization.
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Places near here
Unst, Muckle Heog EastChambered Cairn (neolithic), Human Remains (period Unknown) · 107 yd
Nikka VordMountain / peak · 434 yd
Unst, Little HeogCairn (period Unassigned) · 624 yd
Unst, HagdaleFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1189 yd
Unst, Hagdale, Chromate Quarry, Horse MillHorse Engine House (20th Century) · 1249 yd
Viking LongshipMuseum · 1279 yd
Viking LonghouseMuseum · 1291 yd
John Peel Memorial Traffic IslandMemorial · 1352 yd
Submarine HMS E49 MemorialMemorial · 1375 yd
Syren: Keen of Hamer, Wick of Hagdale, Unst, AtlanticCraft (18th Century) · 1613 yd
Keen of Hamar Nature ReserveNature reserve · 1681 yd
Crussa FieldMountain / peak · 1711 yd