What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Yell, Ness of Quheyin as Cairn(s) (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
A Neolithic cairn; its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of early burial and ritual practices in the Shetland Islands.
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Places near here
Yell, Salt WickNaust (period Unassigned) · 623 yd
White Wife of OtterswickMemorial · 1360 yd
Joratne (possibly): Black Skerry, Otter's Wick, Yell, North SeaMotor Fishing Vessel (20th Century) · 1364 yd
Otters WickBay · 1.0 mi
Hogalee BurnSheepfold (period Unassigned) · 1.2 mi
Yell, GossabroughHorizontal Mill (period Unassigned) · 1.5 mi
Gossabrough BeachBeach / strand · 1.5 mi
Hill of HolligarthMountain / peak · 1.7 mi
Hill of CanisdaleMountain / peak · 2.3 mi
Wick of VatsetterBay · 2.7 mi
Little HorseIslet · 3.4 mi
North TaingIslet · 3.6 mi