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Multi-periodSite Name: Gunnister Stone Alternative Name: Hamarbeg
Country: Scotland County: Shetland Type: Carving
 Nearest Village: Gunnister
Map Ref: HP58840391
Latitude: 60.713999N  Longitude: 0.92362W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
 5

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Gunnister Stone
Gunnister Stone submitted by josvg : View from the South. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Carving in Shetland

A boulder bearing ornamentation of a unique character in the township of Gunnister in the Hamarberg district. Its greatest dimensions are 1.9 by 1.0 by 0.4 m. Around the edge this stone has 36 depressions together with 3 depressions in the centre, which measure, on an average, about 12 by 8 by 4 cm.

Canmore site no. 41.

Note that this is not the "Gunnister Standing Stone" of Canmore site no. 30, located along a different track some 400 m to the northwest.
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Gunnister Stone
Gunnister Stone submitted by josvg : View from the East. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Gunnister Stone
Gunnister Stone submitted by josvg : View from the West. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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3D Model of the Gunnister Stone by h_fenton on Monday, 21 December 2015
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3D Model of the Gunnister Stone.

Very unusual cup-marked stone on Unst in the Shetland Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Large deep cup-marks (or hollows) around the edge of the stone make it look like the pinched edge of a pie crust. There are some cupmarks on the top of the stone too. It is presumed be prehistoric but there is a lack of similar stones to compare it to. This may represent the northerly piece of prehistoric rock art to be found in the UK, although there are viking traditions associated with this area - but the problem is there is still nothing comparable.

The model loads with a texture wrapped on it so you see it in full colour, but to see the cup marks more clearly I suggest clicking on the box shape in the bottom right corner of the screen and changing the rendering mode to Matcap. The stone has moss and lichen growing on it which has made it through into the model. The stone is surrounded by grass I have cropped this as tight to the stone as I reasonably can.

Grid Reference: HP 58840 03909


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