Stanydale | |
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The road towards the hamlet of Stanydale | |
Location within
Shetland | |
OS grid reference | HU285505 |
Civil parish | |
Council area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SHETLAND |
Postcode district | ZE2 |
Dialling code | 01595 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
Stanydale is a hamlet on the island of Mainland, Shetland, Scotland. 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]
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Stanydale | |
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The road towards the hamlet of Stanydale | |
Location within
Shetland | |
OS grid reference | HU285505 |
Civil parish | |
Council area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SHETLAND |
Postcode district | ZE2 |
Dialling code | 01595 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
Stanydale is a hamlet on the island of Mainland, Shetland, Scotland. 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]
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