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The Uyea Breck Standing Stone at Clivocast, with Clivocast Farm and Uyea Sound in the background
Clivocast
Population	100
OS grid reference	HP599009
Civil parish	Unst
Council area	Shetland
Lieutenancy area	Shetland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SHETLAND
Postcode district	ZE2
Dialling code	01957

Police	Northern
Fire	Highlands and Islands
Ambulance	Scottish

EU Parliament	Scotland
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.

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