Gillaburn
Gillaburn (also called Quina Scord) is a heel-shaped cairn in the heathland of Stromfirth on the Shetland island of Mainland in Scotland .
Little of the mound material covered by grass has survived, but most of the stones of the facade and half of the stones of the D-shaped cairn surround . The edging stones lie on the peat just above the lawn. Stone pillars around 1.2 m high originally stood at both ends of the facade. The other stones of the facade are a maximum of 30 cm high. There are four stones in the middle of the cairn, but they are not enough to see the plan of the stone box .
Of the Shetland Islands' Cairns, only Gillaburn, Hill of Dale and Muckle Heog contain stone boxes.
literature
- Shore Audrey Henshall: The chambered tombs of Scotland. Volume 1. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh 1963.
- Anna Ritchie: Shetland (= Exploring Scotland's Heritage. ). 2nd edition. HMSO, Edinburgh 1997, ISBN 0-11-495289-2 .
Web links
- Entry on Gillaburn in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland's database
- Drawing at RCAHMS
Coordinates: 6 ° 14 ′ 48.8 " N , 1 ° 16 ′ 17.8" W.