What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Hurnip's Point as Chambered Cairn (neolithic). 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 chambered cairn; dates to the early to middle Neolithic period (c. 3500–2500 BCE). It represents a significant type of funerary and ceremonial monument associated with early farming communities in Scotland.
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Places near here
Hurnip's PointNaust(s) (post Medieval) · 194 yd
Mirkady Point, Herring-curing StationFishing Station (19th Century) · 967 yd
BraebusterJetty (post Medieval) · 1028 yd
MirkadySite (period Unknown) · 1056 yd
Beach and Deer Sound from DeernessBeach · 1239 yd
Foreshore at end of Halley Beach, DeernessBeach · 1683 yd
Covenanter's MemorialMemorial · 2.1 mi
Stem Howe Cemetery, War MemorialCemetery (post Medieval), War Memorial (first World War), War Memorial (second World War) · 2.2 mi
Deerness DistilleryHeritage attraction · 2.2 mi
Sheila Fleet Jewellery and ResturantHeritage attraction · 2.3 mi
Hangie BayBay · 2.4 mi
BreckanNo Class (event) (period Unknown) · 2.4 mi