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 or grid reference HP6000 and is situated just east of Uyeasound.
| Clivocast | |
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.jpg) The Uyea Breck Standing Stone at Clivocast, with Clivocast Farm and Uyea Sound in the background | |
  Clivocast Location within Shetland | |
| Population | 100 |
| OS grid reference | HP599009 |
| Civil parish | |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SHETLAND |
| Postcode district | ZE2 |
| Dialling code | 01957 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
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 edit
- ^ "Uyea Breck Standing Stone (Clivocast), Shetland (Unst), Scotland". Saints and Stones. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
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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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