What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Yell, Hamnavoe 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 early to middle Neolithic period (c. 3500–2500 BCE). It represents a significant megalithic monument type in Shetland, reflecting early communal burial and ritual practices in northern Scotland.
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Places near here
Loch of GaltagarthBay · 276 yd
Yell, HamnavoeStructure (period Unassigned) · 640 yd
BurranessFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1108 yd
Yell, Loch of KettlesterBroch (iron Age)(possible) · 1537 yd
CopisterTownship (period Unassigned) · 1.1 mi
Mossy HillMountain / peak · 1.5 mi
Yell, BurravoeNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.5 mi
Bobby Tulloch MemorialMemorial · 1.5 mi
Green HolmIslet · 1.5 mi
OrfasayIslet · 1.7 mi
Heights of RamnageoMountain / peak · 2.0 mi
Tangi LochBay · 2.0 mi