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Staneydale Cairns

Cairn(s)

Nearest Town:Lerwick (21km ESE)
OS Ref (GB):   HU28475122 / Sheet: 3
Latitude:60° 14' 40.58" N
Longitude:   1° 29' 8.61" W

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Visible from the road when approaching from the east but not when directly south of the Cairns.

Canmore describes the three cairns thus:
‘East Cairn – round cairn 47ft in diameter and 5ft high. Much disturbed.
West Cairn – round cairn 50ft in diameter and 3ft high. Much destroyed.
Central Cairn – round cairn 35ft in diameter – a mass of debris’
Posted by CARL
24th July 2012ce