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Stanydale

Coordinates: 60°14′31″N 1°29′10″W / 60.242°N 1.486°W / 60.242; -1.486
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Stanydale
The road towards the hamlet of Stanydale
Stanydale is located in Shetland
Stanydale
Stanydale
Location within Shetland
OS grid referenceHU285505
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Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSHETLAND
Postcode districtZE2
Dialling code01595
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60°14′31″N 1°29′10″W / 60.242°N 1.486°W / 60.242; -1.486

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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  • MacDonald, George (1946). Twelfth report with an inventory of the ancient monuments of Orkney & Shetland. H. M. Stationery off. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  • "Stanydale, West Cairn". Scotlands Places. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
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