What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Burray as Animal Burial(s) (early Neolithic), Chambered Cairn (neolithic), Cist(s) (early Neolithic), Inhumation(s) (early 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 and animal burial site, dating to the early Neolithic period. Its significance lies in providing evidence of early ritual practices and domesticated animal management in Orkney.
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Places near here
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