Stanydale
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Coordinates: 60°14′31″N 1°29′10″W / 60.242°N 1.486°W
| Stanydale | |
  Stanydale Stanydale shown within Shetland | |
| OS grid reference | HU285505 |
|---|---|
| Council area | Shetland |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Scottish |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | Orkney and Shetland |
| Scottish Parliament | Shetland |
Stanydale is a hamlet on the island of Mainland, Shetland. The archaeological site of Stanydale Temple is less than 0.5 miles (0.80 km) to the south of the crofters' houses.[1] There are three cairns on the ridge to the north of the hamlet, just over 100 feet (30 m) above the sea.[2] The west cairn was described in 1931 as "A round cairn, about 50' in diameter and 3' high, which has been much destroyed."[3]
References
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Sources
- MacDonald, George (1946). Twelfth report with an inventory of the ancient monuments of Orkney & Shetland. H. M. Stationery off. Retrieved 2013-02-05.
- "Stanydale, West Cairn". Scotlands Places. Retrieved 2013-02-05.
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