What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Point of Onston as Promontory Fort (later 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.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Unstan CairnHeritage attraction · 76 yd
UnstanChambered Cairn (neolithic), Inhumation(s) (early Neolithic), Rune Inscribed Stone (norse), Arrowhead(s) (flint)(early Neolithic), Bowl (pottery)(early Neolithic), Scraper (tool) (flint)(early Neolithic) · 78 yd
Unstan chambered cairnAncient tomb or cairn · 79 yd
Brig O' WaitheNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 530 yd
Bridge of WaitheRoad Bridge (mid 19th Century) (1859) · 590 yd
Upper OnstonFarmstead (post Medieval) · 728 yd
Ring of BrodgarHenge (neolithic) - (bronze Age), Rune Inscribed Stone (norse), Stone Circle (neolithic) - (bronze Age) · 1.2 mi
The beach below the HallBeach · 1.3 mi
Stenness, Ireland RoadNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1.4 mi
The Ness of BrodgarVisitor information · 1.4 mi
Sand HolmIslet · 1.5 mi
Barnhouse SettlementVisitor information · 1.6 mi