Papa Westray, Kirk of Howe

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.