What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Oronsay, Lochan Cille Mhoire as Burial (viking)(possible), Ship Burial (viking)(possible). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Viking burial or possible ship burial; 9th–11th century AD. Oronsay is historically significant as a site associated with Norse settlement and burial practices in the Inner Hebrides.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
OronsayIsland · 684 yd
Oronsay, Seal CottageCottage (post Medieval) · 841 yd
Port na h-AthaBay · 855 yd
Leaba MhòrMountain / peak · 948 yd
Beinn OronsayMountain / peak · 1032 yd
Oronsay PrioryHeritage attraction · 1119 yd
Oronsay, Oronsay PrioryBurial Ground (medieval) - (post Medieval), Church(s) (medieval), Grave Slab(s) (medieval), Priory (medieval) · 1122 yd
Oronsay, Oronsay FarmFarmstead (post Medieval), Threshing Machine (post Medieval) · 1164 yd
Colonsay, the StrandSanctuary Marker(s) (medieval) · 1.1 mi
Eilean GhaoideamalIsland · 1.2 mi
Tràigh nam BàrcBeach / strand · 1.5 mi
Port a' ChapuillBay · 1.6 mi