
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Yell, North Kirk Geo as Burial Ground (medieval), Chapel (medieval), Cross (early Medieval). 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.
Medieval burial ground with associated chapel and cross, located on the island of Yell in Shetland. It is significant as a rare surviving example of a medieval religious and funerary site in a northern Scottish context.
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Places near here
Yell, EverhoullChambered Cairn (neolithic) · 339 yd
Yell, KirkhouseField System (period Unassigned), Township (period Unassigned) · 547 yd
Yell, SoundTownship (period Unassigned) · 910 yd
Yell, Head of BroughBroch (iron Age) · 1426 yd
UynareyIslet · 1.7 mi
Brother IsleIslet · 2.0 mi
Southladie VoeBay · 2.3 mi
Bolla HillMountain / peak · 2.3 mi
Hill of ArisdaleMountain / peak · 2.7 mi
Tangi LochBay · 3.5 mi
Unknown: Booth of Toft, Tofts Voe, Yell SoundCraft (period Unassigned) · 4.7 mi
Gossabrough BeachBeach / strand · 5.0 miOther information
Photo: Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0