EAST BURRAFIRTH CHAMBERED CAIRN
A glorious diversion
This cache is placed with the kind permission of the crofting tenant.
A well-defined Neolithic turf-covered chambered cairn, 30 feet in diameter and up to 3 feet high lies on a knoll on the hillside overlooking East Burra Firth. The chamber, in the centre, is trefoil-shaped and built of massive walling of which no more than three courses are visible. The entrance passage evidently runs from the SE side, but is ill-defined. Two large displaced slabs lie in the chamber, and one in the entrance.
There is parking a short distance away. Please use this rather than simply pulling off the road. Access to the site is by a field gate; it is not locked, but it needs to be secured both coming and going. Please ensure that the gate is fully closed as you leave the site.
PLEASE NOTE: This location is both a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Site of Special Scientific Interest. It is important that visitors respect this designation. IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO MOVE ANY OF THE STONES FORMING THE CIRCLE OR IN THE VICINITY.
Take nothing but pictures and memories. Leave nothing but footprints. This is a remarkable site, part of Shetland's heritage, Please respect and protect it.