What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Hunda, the Cairn Head as Broch (iron Age)(possible), Cairn (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 possible Iron Age broch and prehistoric cairn; its dual function reflects the complex funerary and defensive practices of early Scottish societies.
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Places near here
HundaField System (19th Century) - (20th Century) · 262 yd
Burray, HundaQuarry (20th Century) · 980 yd
Foreshore, Moss House, BurrayOld home or work place · 1487 yd
Hunda SoundBay · 1670 yd
Hunda, East AyreMound (period Unassigned) · 1.1 mi
Dam of HoxaBay · 1.4 mi
Hoxa HillMountain / peak · 1.6 mi
Shingle beach northwest of St. Margaret's Hope, South RonaldsayBeach · 1.7 mi
MuseumHeritage attraction · 1.8 mi
Hoxa Tapestry GalleryGallery · 2.0 mi
South Ronaldsay War MemorialMemorial · 2.1 mi
Blue boat above the beachBeach · 2.4 mi