What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Papa Westray, Kirk of Howe as Broch (iron Age)(possible), Chapel (medieval), Settlement (prehistoric), Standing Stone (prehistoric). 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.
Likely dating to the prehistoric period, the standing stone at Papa Westray, Kirk of Howe may have had ritual or territorial significance, common to many such stones in northern Scotland. Local folklore sometimes associates these stones with early Christian or Pictish traditions, though specific meanings remain unclear.
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Places near here
Papa Westray, Round GeoWall (post Medieval)(possible) · 396 yd
Papa Westray, Mid HouseCottage (post Medieval), Courtyard (post Medieval) · 479 yd
Papa Westray, ViaNaust (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 675 yd
Papa Westray, St Boniface's ChurchBurial Ground (12th Century), Church (12th Century), Cross Incised Stone (medieval)(possible), Hogback Stone (norse) · 686 yd
Papa WestrayIsland · 753 yd
North Hill RSPB nature reserveMountain or hill · 846 yd
Great Skua on the slopes of North HillMountain or hill · 1471 yd
The centre of the island, where all roads meetIsland · 1.0 mi
Inside museum, Holland, Papa WestrayHeritage place · 1.1 mi
Great Auk MemorialMemorial · 1.4 mi
Control "Tower", Westray AirfieldCastle, fort or tower · 2.2 mi
Bay of MoclettBay · 2.4 mi