What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Stronsay, Whitehall as Barrow (early Bronze Age), Cist(s) (early Bronze Age), Cremation (early Bronze Age), Inhumation (early Bronze Age), Axehead (sandstone)(early Bronze Age), Vessel (steatite)(early Bronze Age), Whetstone (stone)(early Bronze Age). 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.
Early Bronze Age barrow with associated cists, cremation, inhumation, and a sandstone axehead. It represents a burial and ritual site reflecting early metalworking and funerary practices in Orkney.
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Places near here
Stronsay, John's HillCairn (later Prehistoric)(possible) · 1470 yd
Stronsay, Whitehall Village, PierPier (post Medieval) · 1476 yd
Stronsay, Oyce of HuipArd (period Unknown) · 1528 yd
Stronsay, ClestrainCleared Slipway (period Unknown), Jetty (period Unknown) · 1557 yd
Grice NessHeadland · 1.2 mi
Bay of BomastyBay · 3.4 mi
Holms of SpurnessIslet · 3.5 mi
Cemetery at Holland FarmChurch, cross or graveyard · 3.9 mi
Seals on the beachBeach · 4.1 mi
Burgh Hill, Stronsay's "summit"Mountain or hill · 4.1 mi
Chapel HillMountain / peak · 5.9 mi