What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Yell, South Ward of Reafirth as Marker Cairn (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.
Marker cairn, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Such cairns often served as waymarkers or ritual monuments in the Shetland Islands, reflecting early land use and landscape orientation practices.
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Places near here
South Ward of ReafirthMountain / peak · 16 yd
North Ward of ReafirthMountain / peak · 720 yd
Hogalee BurnSheepfold (period Unassigned) · 1.2 mi
Yell, OtterswickChapel (late 19th Century) · 1.5 mi
Otters WickBay · 1.9 mi
White Wife of OtterswickMemorial · 2.0 mi
Wick of VatsetterBay · 2.0 mi
Yell, Salt WickNaust (period Unassigned) · 2.1 mi
Joratne (possibly): Black Skerry, Otter's Wick, Yell, North SeaMotor Fishing Vessel (20th Century) · 2.1 mi
Gossabrough BeachBeach / strand · 3.0 mi
'Peerie' Willie Johnson MemorialMemorial · 3.7 mi