What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Knowe of Gairso as Cairn(s) (period Unassigned)(possible). 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 Neolithic chambered cairn; significant as part of the broader pattern of early prehistoric funerary monuments in Orkney.
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Places near here
Vestra FioldNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 858 yd
Sand GeoFishing Station (18th Century) - (20th Century) · 1091 yd
VestrafioldFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1212 yd
MarwickHouse(s) (viking) · 1550 yd
Knowe of HollandMound (period Unassigned) · 1636 yd
Marwick HeadNature reserve · 1.0 mi
Guillemots on the cliff at Marwick HeadCliff or headland · 1.6 mi_-_geograph.org.uk_-_180933.jpg?width=1280)
Guillemots on the cliff at Marwick Head (detail)Cliff or headland · 1.6 mi
Kitchener Memorial at Marwick HeadHeritage place · 1.6 mi
Inscription on the Kitchener MemorialHeritage place · 1.6 mi
Kitchener MemorialHeritage attraction · 1.6 mi
Farmland on the southern slopes of Ravie HillMountain or hill · 1.9 mi