Clivocast

Village in United Kingdom
Human settlement in Scotland
  • Unst
Council area
  • Shetland
Lieutenancy area
  • Shetland
CountryScotlandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townSHETLANDPostcode districtZE2Dialling code01957PoliceScotlandFireScottishAmbulanceScottish UK Parliament
  • Orkney and Shetland
Scottish Parliament
  • Shetland
List of places
UK
Scotland
60°41′17″N 0°54′11″W / 60.688°N 0.903°W / 60.688; -0.903

Clivocast is a settlement on the island of Unst in the Shetland Islands, Scotland at 60°40′N 0°54′W / 60.67°N 00.90°W / 60.67; -00.90 or grid reference HP6000 and is situated just east of Uyeasound.

The 9 ft 10 in (3 m) Uyea Breck 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.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Uyea Breck Standing Stone (Clivocast), Shetland (Unst), Scotland". Saints and Stones. Retrieved 16 December 2014.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Clivocast.
  • BBC - Domesday Reloaded - Clivocast Farm, Uyeasound Archived 25 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine


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