What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Stronsay, Point of Cumley as Chambered Cairn (neolithic), Human Remains (period Unknown), Loomweight(s) (period Unknown). 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 cairn, dating to approximately 3000–2500 BCE. Its significance lies in its association with early funerary and ritual practices in Orkney, and the presence of loomweights suggests possible connections to textile production in the Neolithic period.
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Places near here
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Stronsay, Grice NessKelp Pit(s) (post Medieval), Kelp Workers Hut (post Medieval)(possible), Kelp Working Site (post Medieval) · 1655 yd
Papa StronsayFarmstead (norse) · 1702 yd
StronsayIsland · 1.1 mi
Stronsay, Grice Ness, Cutter's TuoChambered Cairn (neolithic) · 1.2 mi
Cemetery at Holland FarmChurch, cross or graveyard · 3.3 mi
Burgh Hill, Stronsay's "summit"Mountain or hill · 3.4 mi
Bay of BomastyBay · 3.4 mi
Seals on the beachBeach · 3.6 mi
Holms of SpurnessIslet · 4.3 mi
HowarNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 6.5 mi