Cairns from Melby
The Cairns of Melby are three Cairns on the Holm of Melby , an uninhabited, small island between Melby in the west of the Shetland island of Mainland and Papa Stour or Forewick Holm, on the edge of St Magnus Bay in Scotland . They have been designated as a Scheduled Monument since 1953 and are therefore a listed building.
The northwest cairn is about 10.0 m in diameter, is severely disturbed and has no other recognizable features.
The northeast cairn is about 19.8 m in diameter and 1.2 m high, probably the most robbed of the three, and is covered in turf with many stones protruding through it. On the edges there are groups of stones (probably curbs). A group of three large stones may be part of a chamber.
The southern, maximum 0.9 m high cairn is square and covered with peat. There is no sign of a chamber, although some larger slabs protrude through the lawn.
Web links
- Description Engl.
- Entry on Cairns by Melby in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 60 ° 18 ′ 37.1 ″ N , 1 ° 39 ′ 13 ″ W.