What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Papa Westray, Holm of Papa Westray, Centre as Chambered Cairn (neolithic). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Neolithic chambered cairn; dates to the early Neolithic period, around 3500–3000 BCE. It is significant as part of a broader network of tombs in the Orkney Islands, reflecting early ceremonial and burial practices in northern Scotland.
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Places near here
Papa Westray, Holm of PapaSheepfold(s) (post Medieval), Wall(s) (post Medieval) · 282 yd
Chambered Cairn RemainsAncient tomb or cairn · 735 yd
Papa Westray, NousterNaust(s) (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 963 yd
Papa Westray, Hookin MillMill (19th Century) · 982 yd
Papa WestrayIsland · 1415 yd
The centre of the island, where all roads meetIsland · 1.2 mi
Inside museum, Holland, Papa WestrayHeritage place · 1.2 mi
North Hill RSPB nature reserveMountain or hill · 1.4 mi
Great Skua on the slopes of North HillMountain or hill · 1.7 mi
Great Auk MemorialMemorial · 1.8 mi
Bay of MoclettBay · 1.9 mi
Papa Westray beachBeach · 2.1 miOther information
Photo: hayley green · CC BY-SA 2.0