What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Westray, Curquoy as Chambered Cairn (neolithic), Inhumation(s) (early Neolithic). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Neolithic chambered cairn, dating to the early Neolithic period. It is significant as part of the broader Orkney Neolithic landscape, reflecting early burial and ritual practices in northern Scotland.
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Places near here
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Old mill converted into a holiday homeOld home or work place · 937 yd
Water wheel at the old mill, PierowallOld home or work place · 937 yd
Gallo HillMountain / peak · 1239 yd
PierowallNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1685 yd
Westray, 'sheepy Kirk'Burial Ground (19th Century)(possible), Church (19th Century) · 1710 yd
Preserved gravestone in Pierowall cemeteryChurch, cross or graveyard · 1.1 mi
Beach at GrobustBeach · 1.3 mi
Grobust beachBeach / strand · 1.3 mi
Bay of PierowallBay · 1.3 mi
Natural Arch at the foot of North HillMountain or hill · 1.3 mi
Cattle below Couters HillMountain or hill · 1.4 mi