What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Westray, Noup Head as Burial Cairn (prehistoric)(possible), Marker Cairn (period Unknown)(possible). 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 burial cairn, dating to approximately 3000–2500 BCE. It is part of the broader Orkney Neolithic landscape, associated with early farming communities and significant for understanding burial practices and social organization in prehistoric Scotland.
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Places near here
Noup Head lighthouse - full enclosureHeritage place · 165 yd
Noup Head Lighthouse, WestrayHeritage place · 187 yd
WestrayEarthwork(s) (post Medieval)(possible), Structure(s) (post Medieval)(possible) · 1530 yd
North HillMountain / peak · 1655 yd
Westray, NoupMound(s) (period Unassigned)(possible) · 1.4 mi
Cattle below Couters HillMountain or hill · 1.5 mi
Natural Arch at the foot of North HillMountain or hill · 1.6 mi
Beach at GrobustBeach · 2.2 mi
Grobust beachBeach / strand · 2.2 mi
PierowallNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.8 mi
Preserved gravestone in Pierowall cemeteryChurch, cross or graveyard · 3.0 mi
Gallo HillMountain / peak · 3.3 mi