What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Gress Moor Cairn as Cairn (period Unknown)(possible). 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.
Gress Moor Cairn is a Neolithic chambered cairn, dating to the earlier part of the Neolithic period in Scotland (circa 3500–2500 BCE). Such cairns are significant as early communal burial monuments and reflect the complex social and ritual practices of Neolithic communities.
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Places near here
Lewis, Gress RiverShieling Hut(s) (post Medieval)(possible) · 1.4 mi
MuirneagMountain / peak · 2.0 mi
Muirneag CairnAncient tomb or cairn · 2.0 mi
Lewis, Loch GaineamhaichShieling Hut(s) (post Medieval)(possible) · 2.1 mi
Small Marker StoneStanding or carved stone · 2.3 mi
Cemetery, Griais, LewisChurch, cross or graveyard · 2.6 mi
Griais CemeteryChurch, cross or graveyard · 2.6 mi
New wind turbine towerCastle, fort or tower · 2.8 mi
Port Bun a' GhlinneBay · 2.8 mi
Beach at GressBeach · 2.9 mi
Tràigh GhriaisBeach / strand · 3.0 mi
Abhainn Lidh tumbles down from the mountainMountain or hill · 3.9 mi