What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Camster as Cairn (period Unassigned), Cist (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
A Neolithic cairn and cist, likely dating to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of burial practices and funerary architecture in northern Scotland.
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Places near here
Camster Round CairnArchaeological place · 150 yd
Camster, RoundChambered Cairn (neolithic) · 152 yd
Carol Christina Darmady MemorialMemorial · 355 yd
Loch of CamsterBoathouse (period Unassigned) · 411 yd
Lower CamsterNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.0 mi
Camster LodgeCountry House (period Unassigned) · 1.3 mi
Burn of WhilkNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.4 mi
Whaligoe stepsViewpoint · 4.3 mi
Whale GeoBay · 4.4 mi
Wester Whale GeoBay · 4.4 mi
General Horne memorialMemorial · 4.7 mi
Stack of UlbsterIsland · 5.1 miOther information
Photo: Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0