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Westray, Stancro

Cairn (prehistoric), Mound (prehistoric)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Westray, Stancro as Cairn (prehistoric), Mound (prehistoric). 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 cairn; dates to the early to middle Neolithic period (circa 3500–3000 BCE). It is part of a broader network of prehistoric monuments in the Orkney Islands, reflecting early communal burial and ritual practices.

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