What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Ormiegill as Chambered Cairn (neolithic), Machine Gun Post (20th Century)(possible). 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, dating to approximately 3000–2500 BCE. It represents an important prehistoric funerary and ceremonial site, reflecting early communal burial practices in the region.
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Places near here
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Hill of UlbsterQuarry (period Unassigned) · 474 yd
SarcletRig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 715 yd
Borrowston QuarryQuarry (period Unassigned) · 816 yd
Stack of UlbsterIsland · 1639 yd
The HavenBay · 1.2 mi
Hole of TroupaCliff · 1.2 mi
The StackIsland · 1.3 mi
Whaligoe stepsViewpoint · 1.8 mi
Battle of Tannachbattle · 2.9 mi
Rein: Helman Head, North SeaSteamship (20th Century) · 3.1 mi
General Horne memorialMemorial · 3.8 miOther information
Photo: David Bremner · CC BY-SA 2.0