Gallow Hill
Chambered Cairn (Neolithic)(Possible)
Site Name Gallow Hill
Classification Chambered Cairn (Neolithic)(Possible)
Canmore ID 391
Site Number HU25SE 13
NGR HU 25477 50680
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/391
- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Walls And Sandness
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Shetland
- Former County Shetland
HU25SE 13 2548 5069.
A cairn measuring roughly 30' in diameter. It is composed of fairly large stones, but there is no distinct evidence of a setting or of a built wall round the margin.
RCAHMS 1946, visited 1931.
At HU 2546 5069, a cairn, 7.3m in diameter, with the kerb occasionally visible through tumble. Within are a few upright slabs obscured by debris, which may possibly be the remains of a chamber or passage.
Visited by OS (NKB) 16 June 1968.
Field Visit (12 June 2010)
This cairn, which is situated on a gentle S-facing slope in semi-improved pasture, comprises a mound of stones and boulders measuring 10.3m from NE to SW by 9.3m transversely and 0.8m in height. There are possible traces of a chamber at its centre and the cairn enjoys a broad outlook to the W, S and SE.
Visited by RCAHMS (DCC) 12 June 2010.
