What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Hoy, Braebister, Lower Cairn as Man-made underground passage (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.
Neolithic passage tomb; dates to the early to middle Neolithic period (c. 3500–2500 BCE). It is significant as part of a broader network of megalithic tombs in Orkney, reflecting complex funerary and ritual practices of prehistoric communities in northern Scotland.
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Places near here
GloupSearchlight Emplacement (second World War) · 461 yd
Strathelliot: Taing of Selwick, Hoy, Hoy Sound, OrkneySteam Trawler (20th Century)-(1952) · 1129 yd
SelwickFarmstead (post Medieval) · 1363 yd
Cairn on Lounders FeaAncient tomb or cairn · 1740 yd
Hoy, Hoy LodgeGate Pier(s) (19th Century), Lairds House (post Medieval), Wall(s) (19th Century) · 1.2 mi
Cuilags Hill, HoyMountain or hill · 1.3 mi
Approaching the top of Cuilags Hill on HoyMountain or hill · 1.4 mi
CuilagsMountain / peak · 1.4 mi
Bay of CreeklandBay · 1.5 mi
Albion: Point of Oxan, Graemsay, Hoy Sound, OrkneyShip (19th Century) · 1.8 mi
Ward HillMountain / peak · 2.1 mi
Bay of QuoysBay · 2.1 mi