What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Ness of Brodgar as Cairn(s) (prehistoric)(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 ceremonial complex, dating to approximately 3000–2500 BCE. It is significant as a major center of ritual activity linked to the broader Stonehenge and Orkney World Heritage Sites.
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Places near here
Comet StoneStanding Stone (prehistoric) · 131 yd
Ness of BrodgarCairn (prehistoric)(possible) · 140 yd
Ring of BrodgarHenge (neolithic) - (bronze Age), Rune Inscribed Stone (norse), Stone Circle (neolithic) - (bronze Age) · 163 yd
BrodgarFarmhouse (post Medieval), Farmstead (post Medieval) · 778 yd
The Ness of BrodgarVisitor information · 860 yd
Sand HolmIslet · 947 yd
Bridge of BrodgarBridge (post Medieval) · 1199 yd
Barnhouse SettlementVisitor information · 1476 yd
Long HolmIslet · 1678 yd
Stenness Parish War MemorialMemorial · 1.1 mi
StennessNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1.2 mi
Maeshowe Visitor CentreHeritage attraction · 1.2 miOther information
Photo: John Ireland · CC BY-SA 2.0