What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Camster, Round as Chambered Cairn (neolithic). 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.
Chambered cairn, Neolithic period. It represents a type of burial monument significant for understanding early agricultural communities in northern Scotland.
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Places near here
Camster Round CairnArchaeological place · 3 yd
The Grey Cairns of CamsterArchaeological place · 114 yd
Loch of CamsterBoathouse (period Unassigned) · 289 yd
Carol Christina Darmady MemorialMemorial · 436 yd
Lower CamsterNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1719 yd
Camster LodgeCountry House (period Unassigned) · 1.4 mi
Burn of WhilkNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.5 mi
Whaligoe stepsViewpoint · 4.3 mi
Whale GeoBay · 4.4 mi
Wester Whale GeoBay · 4.4 mi
General Horne memorialMemorial · 4.6 mi
Stack of UlbsterIsland · 5.1 miOther information
Photo: Sandy Gerrard · CC BY-SA 2.0