Papa Westray, Mayback

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Papa Westray, Mayback as Burial Cairn (viking), Ship Burial (viking), Blade (viking), Death Burial Or Funerary Object (wood)(viking), Nail(s) (iron)(viking), Shield(s) (iron)(viking), Spearhead (viking), Sword (viking), Textile (viking). 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.

Viking burial cairn, dating to the early medieval period (9th–11th century AD). Its significance lies in the presence of a ship burial and associated grave goods, indicating high-status interment and providing insight into Norse funerary practices in the Orkney Islands.