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Knowe of Smirrus, Gelderhouse

Barrow (prehistoric), Cist (period Unassigned), Lithic Implement(s) (stone)(period Unassigned), Unidentified Pottery (period Unassigned)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Knowe of Smirrus, Gelderhouse as Barrow (prehistoric), Cist (period Unassigned), Lithic Implement(s) (stone)(period Unassigned), Unidentified Pottery (period Unassigned). 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. 3500–3000 BCE). It is significant as a rare and well-preserved example of a circular cairn with a central stone chamber, reflecting early funerary and ritual practices in Orkney.

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