What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Foveran as Cist (prehistoric). 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.
A cist burial, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, Foveran represents a small stone burial chamber typical of prehistoric funerary practices in Scotland. Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of early burial customs and settlement patterns in the region.
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Places near here
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Scapa BayBay · 1222 yd
GreenigoeCist (bronze Age), Inhumation (bronze Age), Bead(s) (faience)(bronze Age), Bead(s) (amber)(bronze Age) · 1581 yd
Greenigoe HouseOld home or work place · 1.0 mi
Scapa DistilleryBuilding(s) (period Unassigned) · 1.0 mi
Scapa beachBeach / strand · 1.1 mi
Orquil FarmMan-made underground passage (prehistoric) · 1.1 mi
Scapa Beach and the re-furbished Scapa DistilleryBeach · 1.2 mi
La Gaviota: Scapa Bay, Scapa Flow, OrkneyYacht (20th Century)-(1975) · 1.4 mi
Squadron Commander Edwin Dunning MemorialMemorial · 1.4 mi
HMS Royal Oak Memorial StoneMemorial · 1.5 mi
HMS Royal Oak Memorial DisplayMuseum · 1.5 miOther information
Photo: Eirian Evans · CC BY-SA 2.0