
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Holm of Melby as Cairn(s) (period Unassigned), Chambered Cairn (neolithic). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Neolithic chambered cairn; dates to the early Neolithic period, around 3500–2500 BCE. It is significant as part of the broader network of chambered tombs in Scotland, reflecting early communal burial practices and social organisation.
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Places near here
Ness of Melby, PierPier (period Unassigned) · 873 yd
Melby HouseLairds House (18th Century) · 948 yd
MelbyFlail (period Unassigned) · 1204 yd
Brei HolmIslet · 1.2 mi
Loch of CollasterStructure(s) (period Unassigned) · 1.2 mi
Norse StofaMuseum · 1.4 mi
Shendale HillMountain / peak · 1.7 mi
Hill of MelbyMountain / peak · 1.7 mi
Voe of SnarranessBay · 2.9 mi
Galta StackIslet · 3.4 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 5.0 mi
Walls War MemorialMemorial · 6.4 miOther information
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