What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Barra, South Vatersay as Cairn (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; likely dates to the Late Neolithic period (c. 2500–2000 BCE). Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of burial and ritual practices in the Outer Hebrides during the Neolithic era.
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Places near here
Beinn RuilibreacMountain / peak · 139 yd
Vatersay, Cuithe HeillanishEnclosure (period Unassigned), Standing Stone (prehistoric)(possible) · 512 yd
Sloc a' ChìreinHeadland · 738 yd
VatersayTacksmans House (post Medieval) · 767 yd
Sloc MhàrtuinBay · 873 yd
Vatersay, VatersayBurial Ground (period Unassigned), Township (period Unassigned) · 1032 yd
Vatersay, CroftBuilding (period Unassigned) · 1160 yd
Tràigh SiarBeach / strand · 1335 yd
Bàgh a DeasBeach / strand · 1367 yd
Annie Jane memorialHeritage place · 1530 yd
Annie Jane MonumentMemorial · 1540 yd
Beinn ChuidhirMountain / peak · 1.1 mi