What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Arion as Cist (early Bronze Age), Inhumation (early Bronze Age). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Early Bronze Age cist burial; likely a small stone or wooden chamber used for inhumation. Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of early burial practices and settlement patterns in prehistoric Scotland.
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Places near here
Loch of StennessCrannog(s) (prehistoric) · 873 yd
RedlandMan-made underground passage (prehistoric), Structure (period Unknown) · 949 yd
Anvil CottageBuilding (period Unassigned) · 1217 yd
LeeBuilding(s) (period Unassigned), Quarry (period Unassigned) · 1284 yd
Peerie HillMountain / peak · 1.5 mi
Sand HolmIslet · 2.3 mi
Unstan CairnHeritage attraction · 2.3 mi
Castle of YesnabyCastle, fort or tower · 2.4 mi
Ring of BrodgarHenge (neolithic) - (bronze Age), Rune Inscribed Stone (norse), Stone Circle (neolithic) - (bronze Age) · 2.4 mi
Brig O' WaitheNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 2.5 mi
North Gaulton CastleCastle, fort or tower · 2.5 mi
Kier FioldMountain / peak · 2.6 miOther information
Photo: Ian Balcombe · CC BY-SA 2.0