
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records East Burrafirth 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.
Neolithic chambered cairn; dates to the early to middle Neolithic period (c. 3500–2500 BCE). Such tombs are significant as they represent some of the earliest communal burial monuments in Scotland, reflecting complex social and ritual practices of prehistoric communities.
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Places near here
Burn of BurrafirthStructure (period Unassigned) · 317 yd
East Burra FirthBroch (iron Age), Causeway (prehistoric), Harbour (period Unknown)(possible) · 689 yd
Burn of LunkletBuilding (period Unassigned) · 1151 yd
East Hill of BurrafirthMountain / peak · 1.1 mi
StivaHorizontal Mill (period Unassigned) · 1.4 mi
Scalla FieldMountain / peak · 1.6 mi
MichaelswoodForest · 1.8 mi
Stead of AithsnessBay · 2.8 mi
Gon FirthBay · 3.1 mi
Loch of VoeWood · 4.4 miOther information
Photo: Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0