Region : Shetland Island : Mainland Area : Loch End Grid Reference : HU 361 854 Period : 2nd millennium BC Beorgs of Housetter (Giant's Grave) CHAMBERED CAIRN (STANDING STONES)

These two standing stones are the terminal orthostats of an almost totally ruined chambered cairn. They are 2m and 2.7m high respectively and their red granite creates a striking colour difference with the white boulders of the cairn. The site lies in a spectacular position, on a strip of land between Loch of Housetter to the east and the precipitous hillside of Beorgs of Housetter to the west. Some 90m to the north there is a ruined round cairn of pink granite boulders locally known as Trowie Knowe (Fairy Mound). And on the steep slope of Beorgs of Housetter there is another small chambered cairn.

Other chambered cairns ------------------ Achnacree (Carn Ban) Barpa Langass Beorgs of Housetter Blackhammer Cairnholy I Cairnholy II Camster Long Camster Round Camus nan Geall Clettraval Cnoc Freiceadain North Cnoc Freiceadain South Coille na Borgie South Cuween Hill East Bennan Garrywhin (Cairn o' Get) Holm of Papa Westray North Holm of Papa Westray South Isbister (Tomb of the Eagles) Knowe of Lairo Knowe of Yarso Maes Howe Midhowe Nether Largie South Ord North Ord South Punds Water South Yarrows South Taversoe Tuick Torrylin Unival Unstan Vinquoy Wideford Hill Other sites in Shetland ---------------------- Beorgs of Housetter (Giant's Grave) Busta Clickhimin Hamnavoe (Giant's Stones) Jarlshof Loch of Houlland Mousa Ness of Burgi Punds Water Scord of Brouster Skellister (Auld Wife) Stanydale Tingwall (Murder Stone)