What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Shapinsay, Steaquoy as Burial Cairn(s) (bronze Age)(possible), Cairn Cemetery (bronze Age)(possible), Cairnfield (bronze Age)(possible). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Bronze Age cairn cemetery and cairnfield, dating to approximately 2000–800 BCE. The site is significant as part of the Orkney's rich prehistoric landscape, reflecting burial practices and settlement patterns of the Bronze Age in northern Scotland.
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