What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Swanbister as Cist (period Unassigned), Cinerary Urn (period Unassigned). 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.
A cist burial and cinerary urn from the Bronze Age; significant as a funerary site reflecting early burial practices in northern Scotland.
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Places near here
Swanbister Farm and Ward HillMountain or hill · 490 yd
Swanbister HouseHouse (period Unassigned) · 510 yd
Burn of LerquoyCist (period Unassigned) · 712 yd
Orphir ChurchChurch, cross or graveyard · 761 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 805 yd
Swanbister FarmNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 819 yd
Beach and coast at Swanbister bayBeach · 1008 yd
Edwin Dunning MemorialMemorial · 1518 yd
Derelict Crofthouse - Cot on HillMountain or hill · 1653 yd
OrphirAxehead (stone)(period Unassigned) · 1674 yd
Orkneyinga Saga CentreMuseum · 1.3 mi
Gruf HillMountain / peak · 1.7 miOther information
Photo: Andy Farrington · CC BY-SA 2.0