What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Rousay, Faraclett as Cairn (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 first millennium BCE. It is part of the rich prehistoric landscape of Rousay, known for its significant archaeological heritage in Orkney.
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Places near here
Rousay, Yatenes StoneStanding Stone (prehistoric) · 191 yd
Faraclett HeadHeadland · 717 yd
Rousay, FaraclettMound (prehistoric) · 893 yd
SwandaleFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1638 yd
James Leonard of Digro MemorialMemorial · 1.2 mi
Grassy cliff tops of Leeon on RousayCliff or headland · 2.2 mi
Egilsay, St Magnus's CenotaphCommemorative Monument (period Unassigned) · 2.3 mi
St Magnus' CenotaphMemorial · 2.3 mi
Knitchen HillMountain / peak · 2.7 mi
Saviskaill beach (Nousty Sand)Beach / strand · 2.8 mi