What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records North Ronaldsay, Dennis Ness as Cairn(s) (prehistoric), Dyke(s) (prehistoric)(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 cairn, dating to approximately 3000–2500 BCE. Its significance lies in its association with early burial and ritual practices in the prehistoric Orkney landscape.
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Places near here
North Ronaldsay LighthouseLighthouse · 95 yd
North Ronaldsay, Dennis Ness, Lighthouse Keeper's CottagesLighthouse Keepers House(s) (19th Century) · 100 yd
North Ronaldsay, Trolla VatnEnclosure(s) (period Unassigned), Structure(s) (period Unassigned) · 157 yd
Dennis Ness, North RonaldsayNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 158 yd
North Ronaldsay lighthouse and communications towerCastle, fort or tower · 159 yd
North Ronaldsay, Dennis NessCairn (prehistoric), Cist (prehistoric), Dyke(s) (prehistoric) · 439 yd
Bay of Ires TaingBay · 518 yd
Garso WickBay · 1243 yd
Derek Taylor and Garry Leaburn MemorialMemorial · 1.1 mi
North RonaldsayIsland · 1.7 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 2.1 mi
Bride's Ness beach, North RonaldsayBeach · 2.6 mi