Trolligarts
Chambered Cairn (Neolithic)
Site Name Trolligarts
Classification Chambered Cairn (Neolithic)
Alternative Name(s) Zet 59; Loch Of Flatpunds
Canmore ID 427
Site Number HU25SW 1
NGR HU 24416 52433
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Walls And Sandness
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Shetland
- Former County Shetland
HU25SW 1 2440 5243.
HU 244 525; A chambered round cairn lies at about 150 OD on the sloping moorland between Trolligarts Loch and Loch of Flatpunds
A S Henshall 1963.
It appears to have had a diameter of about 16'6", two contiguous boulders on the north side belonging to the kerb. In the centre six stones demarcate the small polygonal chamber which measures 5' by 4'6". An entrance gap on the south side is 2'2" wide.
C S T Calder 1965.
The remains of a small chambered cairn as described by Henshall at HU 2439 5243.
Visited by OS (NKB) 20 June 1968
Scheduled with HU25SW 4 and HU25SW 30 as Trolligarts, chambered cairn, homestead and field system.
Information from Historic Scotland, scheduling document dated 22 January 1993.
Field Visit (12 June 2010)
This chambered cairn is situated on a terrace that slopes gently to the S, in rough peaty moorland 130 m E of the minor road leading N from the A971 to Newton. It measures 6m in diameter and 0.8m high and contains a hexagonal chamber measuring 1.5m from N to S by 1.2m transversely, which has been constructed from large rectangular blocks. The entrance appears to have faced S.
Visited by RCAHMS (DCC) 12 June 2010.
