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Image of Rounds Of Tivla (Cairn(s)) by thelonious

26/06/2023 – Rounds Of Tivla. Main Cairn. A small mound of stones in the middle surrounded by three circular low stone banks with two intermediate ditches.

thelonious Jul 8, 2023

26/06/2023 – Rounds Of Tivla. Main Cairn. A small mound of stones in the middle surrounded by three circular low stone banks with two intermediate ditches.

thelonious Jul 8, 2023

26/06/2023 – Rounds Of Tivla. Main Cairn. A small mound of stones in the middle surrounded by three circular low stone banks with two intermediate ditches.

thelonious Jul 8, 2023

26/06/2023 – Rounds Of Tivla. Outer bank of the main Cairn.

thelonious Jul 8, 2023

26/06/2023 – Rounds Of Tivla. Cairn with circular bank and ditch.

thelonious Jul 8, 2023

26/06/2023 – Rounds Of Tivla. Cairn with circular bank and ditch.

thelonious Jul 8, 2023

26/06/2023 – Rounds Of Tivla. Small cairn to the west of the two main cairns

thelonious Jul 8, 2023

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The site is tricky to photograph so I made a short video. Like me it lacks focus at times.

thelonious Jul 9, 2023

Rounds Of Tivla

Cairn(s)

thelonious Jul 8, 2023

26/06/2023 – The Rounds of Tivla. I just don’t know what to make of this site, just south of the two cairns at the top. Never come across one like it before. High on the hillside (Crussa Field) in Unst. Three cairns, the main one has a small mound of stones in the middle surrounded by three circular low stone banks with two intermediate ditches. Canmore use the term ‘disc-type cairn’ which I hadn’t come across before. Second cairn seems to have just one bank and ditch. There’s a small third cairn to the west. A really interesting site. Access is OK, we started from the petrol station/shop to the east. Walls and fences but there are gates. Plenty of Shetland ponies on the hillside. Really enjoyed my time here, main cairn is great with its banks and ditches. A bit of a mystery.