Bigton
Bigton is a Village in the county of Shetland Islands.
Bigton postcode: ZE2 9JA
There are great places to visit near Bigton.
Bigton History
There are some historic monuments around Bigton:
- Troswick, water mill complex N of Industrial: mill, factory; Secular: mill (domestic / small-scale) SM2859
- Lower Dalsetter, burnt mound 175m SW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound SM3742
- St Ninian's Church and burial ground, St Ninian's Isle Ecclesiastical: burial ground, cemetery, graveyard SM2933
- Lusetter, two houses and field system Prehistoric domestic and defensive: field or field system SM3729
- Clumlie, broch Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM2065
- Skuta Noost, cists 55m W and 95m NW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cist SM13124
- Toab, broch N of The Knowe Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM9353
- Dalsetter, burnt mound 60m WNW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound SM3704
- Gallow Hill, cairn and cist 180m E of Parkview Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3727
- Southvoe,house,smeltery & field system 120m NW of Wiltrow Prehistoric domestic and defensive: field or field system SM3733
- Taingi Geo, field system and burnt mounds 545m SE of Southvoe Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound SM3725
- Papil, church and burial ground 130m NW of Ecclesiastical: church SM2672
- Troswick, standing stone 230m SSE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM2045
- Southvoe,house & enclosure 100m W of Loch of Browbreck Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM3738
- Levenwick, broch 515m E of Burgadies Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM2050
- Broch View, homestead 140m SW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: homestead SM13034
- Clumlie,burnt mound 390m WNW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound SM3726
- Scousburgh, horizontal mills 240m NNW and 230m NNE of Spiggie Hotel Industrial: farming, food production; Secular: mill (domestic / small-scale) SM2655
- 5 Dalsetter Wynd, settlement and field system 60m N of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM3703
- King's Knowe, ring cairn and prehistoric house 380m S of Vestinore Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: ring cairn SM13109
- Erne's Ward, house 150m WSW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house SM3722
- Troswick, house 485m SSE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house SM3724
- Clevigarth, broch and field system 965m NE of The Cottage, North Town Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM2073
- Manse Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound SM3728
- Cunningsburgh,steatite workings N and S of Catpund Burn Industrial: mines, quarries SM4521
- Exnaboe, two burnt mounds 380m N of Spindrift Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound SM3699
- Erne's Ward, house 270m WNW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3723
- King's Knowe, settlement and field system 260m S of Vestinore Secular: Viking settlement, Norse settlement SM13065
- North House,prehistoric house 200m SSW of,East Burra Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house SM6215
- Lower Dalsetter, burnt mound 220m SW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound SM13053
- Links of Quendale, burnt mound 660m WNW of summit of Ward Hill Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound SM3701
- Noss Hill, Radar Station 20th Century Military and Related: Radar station SM13104
- Brough Head, broch and settlement 295m SE of Skitpow, Eastshore Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch; Secular: house SM3700
- Brough Geo, broch 135m E of Glan Y Mor Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM3737
- Aerial View, battle headquarters 200m NE of 20th Century Military and Related: Battle headquarters SM13043
- Ben-fer, pillbox 150m SE of 20th Century Military and Related: Pillbox SM13007
- Lunabister, broch 50m W of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM2078
- Southvoe, burnt mound 150m NNW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound SM3739
- Cross Kirk, site of church Ecclesiastical: church SM10976
- Scousburgh, broch behind Rhu-allen Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM2081
- Wiltrow, cists and structure 145m E of Sharisma Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3736
- Hill House, cairn 100m NW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3730
- Dalsetter, broch W of Stack of the Brough, Boddam Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM2051
- Knowe of Willol, burnt mound 340m ESE of Braefield Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound SM3702
- East Longfield, broch 470m S of, Loch of Brow Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM13035
- Old Scatness, broch and settlement SE of the Cletts Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM3813
