What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cattapund Knowe as Long Cairn (neolithic). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Neolithic long cairn; dates to the early to middle Neolithic period (c. 3500–2500 BCE). It represents a type of communal burial monument significant for understanding prehistoric funerary practices and social organization in northern Britain.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Cattapund Knowe Long CairnArchaeological place · 8 yd
LochaberPeat Stand (period Unassigned) · 194 yd
Mousa WaterSheepfold (period Unassigned) · 535 yd
Loch BrunatwattSheepfold (19th Century) · 651 yd
Walls War MemorialMemorial · 1.3 mi
Robert Tait's HillMountain / peak · 1.8 mi
Twatt HillMountain / peak · 2.7 mi
Holm of BurrastowIslet · 2.8 mi
Voe of SnarranessBay · 3.2 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 3.6 mi
Galta StackIslet · 3.7 mi
Effirth VoeBay · 4.6 mi