Chambered Cairn
Chambered Cairn is an archaeological site in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Chambered Cairn is situated nearby to the peak Hill of Crooksetter, as well as near Shetland Gas Plant.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sullom Voe and Shetland Gas Plant.
Sullom Voe
Islet
Photo: Robert Bone, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sullom Voe is an eight-mile-long voe or inlet off Yell Sound in the Shetland Islands. It divides the Northmavine peninsula from the remainder of Mainland. Sullom Voe is situated 2½ miles west of Chambered Cairn.
Shetland Gas Plant
The Shetland Gas Plant is a natural-gas processing plant in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. Shetland Gas Plant is situated 3,100 feet west of Chambered Cairn.Little Roe
Islet
Photo: john bateson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Little Roe is an island in Yell Sound in the Shetland Islands… Little Roe is situated 2½ miles north of Chambered Cairn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ulsta and Copister.
Ulsta
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ulsta is a village in the south-west of the island of Yell, Shetland, Scotland. North Ness Hall is the local community facility. The car ferry to Toft on Mainland, Shetland leaves from here. Ulsta is situated 4 miles northeast of Chambered Cairn.
Copister
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Copister is a village in Yell. It is a former centre for haaf net fishing, and has a shingle beach. Copister is situated 4½ miles northeast of Chambered Cairn.
Brae
Photo: Ronnie Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brae is on Mainland of the Shetland Islands. It was a tiny fishing village then grew rapidly in the 1970s with the construction of Sullom Voe oil terminal, and in 2011 the population was 856.
Chambered Cairn
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.46467° or 60° 27′ 53″ northLongitude
-1.24255° or 1° 14′ 33″ westOpen location code
9CGWFQ74+VXOpenStreetMap ID
node 13755361185OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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