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Balta Isle, stone settings 500m NNW of lighthouse

A Scheduled Monument in North Isles, Shetland Islands

Coordinates

Latitude: 60.7443 / 60°44'39"N

Longitude: -0.7978 / 0°47'52"W

OS Eastings: 465641

OS Northings: 1207402

OS Grid: HP656074

Mapcode National: GBR S0CB.QZF

Mapcode Global: XHF7D.16QM

« Listing Details

Entry Name: Balta Isle, stone settings 500m NNW of lighthouse

Scheduled Date: 19 December 2002

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM10426

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn; Secular: Viking graves (pagan)

Location: Unst

County: Shetland Islands

Electoral Ward: North Isles

Traditional County: Shetland

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