What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records West Yarrows as Chambered Cairn (neolithic). 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 prehistoric funerary and ceremonial site, reflecting early communal burial practices in northern Scotland.
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Places near here
BlackhillEnclosure(s) (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned), Quarry(s) (period Unassigned) · 325 yd
North YarrowsBoathouse (period Unassigned) · 776 yd
Hill of YarrowsFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 869 yd
BrickigoeBridge (period Unassigned), Dam (period Unassigned), Threshing Barn (post Medieval) · 905 yd
Burn of WhilkNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.3 mi
Carol Christina Darmady MemorialMemorial · 2.5 mi
Whaligoe stepsViewpoint · 2.5 mi
Whale GeoBay · 2.6 mi
Stack of UlbsterIsland · 2.7 mi
Wester Whale GeoBay · 2.7 mi
Battle of Tannachbattle · 2.8 mi
The StackIsland · 3.0 mi