What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Sanday, Hermisgarth as Chambered Tomb (neolithic). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Neolithic chambered tomb; significant as part of the broader Orkney Neolithic cultural landscape, which includes some of the earliest and most sophisticated stone monuments in Europe.
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Places near here
Sanday, TowerhillFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1009 yd
Sanday, Knowe of YarrowBarrow (bronze Age)(possible), Cist (bronze Age), Cremation (bronze Age), Cinerary Urn (bronze Age) · 1413 yd
Sanday, NewbiggingsBurnt Mound (prehistoric) · 1525 yd
Sanday, Marygarth ManseManse (period Unassigned) · 1.4 mi
Roos WickBay · 1.6 mi
Mid HolmIslet · 1.6 mi
The CroftMuseum · 1.9 mi
Sanday Heritage CentreMuseum · 1.9 mi
SandayIsland · 2.3 mi
Kettletoft BayBay · 2.9 mi
Cata SandBeach / strand · 3.0 mi
Cata Sand Dunes and BeachBeach · 3.3 miOther information
Photo: Peter Amsden · CC BY-SA 2.0