What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Ormiegill as Chambered Cairn (neolithic), Natural Feature(s) (period Unknown). 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; dates to the early to middle Neolithic period (c. 3500–2500 BCE). It represents a significant type of funerary and ceremonial structure associated with early farming communities in Scotland.
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Places near here
SarcletRig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 445 yd
Hill of UlbsterQuarry (period Unassigned) · 449 yd
Ulbster, Mains of UlbsterFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 500 yd
Hill of Ulbster, Home Guard 'secret Hideout'Observation Post (20th Century) · 520 yd
Stack of UlbsterIsland · 1052 yd
Hole of TroupaCliff · 1.1 mi
The HavenBay · 1.2 mi
The StackIsland · 1.2 mi
Whaligoe stepsViewpoint · 1.6 mi
Battle of Tannachbattle · 3.2 mi
Rein: Helman Head, North SeaSteamship (20th Century) · 3.2 mi
General Horne memorialMemorial · 4.2 mi