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Muckle Head, cairn 160m N of Scaur

A Scheduled Monument in Shetland North, Shetland Islands

Coordinates

Latitude: 60.326 / 60°19'33"N

Longitude: -1.1331 / 1°7'59"W

OS Eastings: 447978

OS Northings: 1160527

OS Grid: HU479605

Mapcode National: GBR R1KF.TPJ

Mapcode Global: XHF95.NQM9

« Listing Details

Entry Name: Muckle Head, cairn 160m N of Scaur

Scheduled Date: 19 August 1974

Last Amended: 12 July 2012

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM3463

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain)

Location: Nesting

County: Shetland Islands

Electoral Ward: Shetland North

Traditional County: Shetland

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