Clivocast | |
Roadside Standing Stone near Clivocast (photo Bob Embleton) |
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Clivocast
Clivocast shown within Shetland |
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Population | 100 |
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Council area | Shetland |
Lieutenancy area | Shetland |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SHETLAND |
Police | Northern |
Fire | Highlands and Islands |
Ambulance | Scottish |
EU Parliament | Scotland |
UK Parliament | Orkney and Shetland |
Scottish Parliament | Shetland |
List of places: UK • Scotland • |
Clivocast is a settlement on the Island of Unst in the Shetland Islands, Scotland at or grid reference HP6000.
A 9'10" standing stone nearby is said to mark the spot where the son of the Viking Harald Harfager was killed some time around 900AD. He is said to have been buried in the tumulus to the southwest.