
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Rousay, Midhowe as Chambered Cairn (neolithic), Inhumation(s) (neolithic) - (early Bronze Age). 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 chambered cairn, dating to around 3000–2500 BCE, with later inhumations from the Early Bronze Age. It is significant as part of the rich prehistoric landscape of the Orkney Islands, reflecting early funerary and ritual practices in northern Scotland.
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Places near here
Midhowe Cairn interiorAncient tomb or cairn · 123 yd
Church remains by Geo of SkaillChurch, cross or graveyard · 420 yd
Rousay, SkaillFarmstead (post Medieval), Hall House (norse), Kiln Barn (post Medieval) · 464 yd
Arch and cave by Scabra Head, RousayCave · 1220 yd
Landing Beach marker cairnsBeach · 1.0 mi
Twelve hour tower on RousayCastle, fort or tower · 1.3 mi
The BurrianIslet · 2.3 mi
Sinclair's HillMountain / peak · 2.4 mi
Evie, PierNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 2.5 mi
Beach at EvieBeach · 2.5 miOther information
Photo: Russel Wills · CC BY-SA 2.0