What is recorded here
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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Places near here
Papa Westray, Holm of Papa Westray, CentreChambered Cairn (neolithic) · 237 yd
Papa Westray, Holm of PapaSheepfold(s) (post Medieval), Wall(s) (post Medieval) · 413 yd
Chambered Cairn RemainsAncient tomb or cairn · 849 yd
Papa Westray, Hookin MillMill (19th Century) · 1154 yd
Papa WestrayIsland · 1639 yd
The centre of the island, where all roads meetIsland · 1.3 mi
Inside museum, Holland, Papa WestrayHeritage place · 1.3 mi
North Hill RSPB nature reserveMountain or hill · 1.5 mi
Great Auk MemorialMemorial · 1.8 mi
Great Skua on the slopes of North HillMountain or hill · 1.8 mi
Bay of MoclettBay · 2.0 mi
Papa Westray beachBeach · 2.2 mi