What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Unst, Uyea Breck as Standing Stone (prehistoric). 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.
Unst, Uyea Breck is likely a prehistoric standing stone, potentially dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age periods. Such stones often held ritual or ceremonial significance, possibly linked to astronomical observations or territorial markers, though specific folklore or use remains unrecorded.
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Places near here
Unst, ClivocastStanding Stone (prehistoric) · 254 yd
Unst, Uyeasound Church and War MemorialChurch (mid 19th Century) (1843), War Memorial(s) (20th Century) (1924) · 727 yd
GreenbreckBank (earthwork)(s) (period Unassigned), Fence(s) (period Unassigned), Wall (period Unassigned) · 1229 yd
Ayre of UyeasoundJetty (period Unassigned) · 1355 yd
Breck of MailandMountain / peak · 1563 yd
UyeaIsland · 1.1 mi
Unst, Muness CastleCastle (16th Century), Formal Garden (period Unknown)(possible), Fortified House (16th Century), Lairds House (16th Century) · 1.5 mi
Scarf StackIslet · 1.7 mi
Gallow HillMountain / peak · 1.9 mi
Unst, Ayre of BelmontNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 2.5 mi
Wick of BelmontBay · 2.7 mi
Lund BeachBeach / strand · 3.1 mi