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Papa Westray, Holm of Papa Westray, South

Chambered Cairn (neolithic)

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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Papa Westray, Holm of Papa Westray, South 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 network of tombs in the Orkney Islands, reflecting early communal burial practices and the spread of agricultural society in northern Scotland.

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