
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Stroma as Chambered Cairn (neolithic). 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.
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
Stroma LighthouseLighthouse · 148 yd
Langaton PointHeadland · 406 yd
The GloupCave · 917 yd
Red HeadHeadland · 1.0 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 1.1 mi
William and Harry: Tree Geo, Stroma, Pentland FirthCraft (19th Century) · 1.2 mi
Cairn HillMountain / peak · 1.4 mi
Stroma, UppertownLong Cairn (neolithic)(possible) · 1.7 mi
Mestag CastleArchaeological place · 1.9 mi
North Sea: Broad Geo, Stroma, Pentland FirthSteamship (19th Century) · 2.1 mi
Swona LighthouseLighthouse (20th Century) · 3.4 mi
Swona, TarfNavigation Aid (post Medieval)(possible) · 3.4 miOther information
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