What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Sanday, Cleat as Chapel (medieval), Long Cist (early Medieval). 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.
A long cist of early medieval date; its significance lies in its association with early Christian burial practices in the Orkney Islands.
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Places near here
Sanday, CleatCist (period Unassigned) · 349 yd
Traditional house on SandayOld home or work place · 449 yd
Sanday, Butter KnoweBurnt Mound (prehistoric) · 787 yd
Mid HolmIslet · 1.1 mi
Cata SandBeach / strand · 1.2 mi
Sanday, Overbister, ChurchChurch (period Unassigned), Gate(s) (period Unassigned) · 1.3 mi
Sanday Heritage CentreMuseum · 1.5 mi
The CroftMuseum · 1.5 mi
SandayIsland · 1.7 mi
Cata Sand Dunes and BeachBeach · 1.7 mi
Bay of NewarkBay · 2.1 mi
Sty WickBay · 2.8 mi