What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records North Cairn as Chambered Cairn (neolithic)(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.
Neolithic chambered cairn, dating to approximately 3000–2500 BCE. It represents an early form of communal burial and ceremonial monument, significant for understanding prehistoric funerary practices and social organisation in Scotland.
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Places near here
Sea cliff at Rose NessCliff or headland · 164 yd
Beach and house at Roy, Holm, OrkneyBeach · 400 yd
Rose Ness, BeaconBeacon (period Unassigned), Long Cairn (neolithic) · 509 yd
CornquoyBarrow (prehistoric) · 614 yd
Holm, St Nicholas ManseNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1131 yd
Greenwall HouseCountry House (17th Century) · 1.5 mi
Castle of ClaisdieNatural Feature (period Unknown) · 1.7 mi
The Italian ChapelHeritage attraction · 2.5 mi
Italian War Memorial, Lamb HolmHeritage place · 2.5 mi
Italian Chapel MemorialMemorial · 2.5 mi
GraemeshallNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 3.0 mi
Weddell SoundBay · 3.1 miOther information
Photo: Ian Balcombe · CC BY-SA 2.0