What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Fair Isle, Bu Ness as Cairn (period Unassigned), Stone Heap (modern). 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.
A Neolithic cairn; its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of early burial and ritual practices in the prehistoric Orkney and Shetland regions.
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Places near here
Fair Isle, South HavenEnclosure (period Unassigned) · 183 yd
North HavenBay · 395 yd
Fair Isle, North HavenStructure (period Unassigned) · 431 yd
Fair Isle, Eas Brecks, Bird Observatory and HostelHostel (20th Century), Observatory (20th Century) · 451 yd
Fair Isle, Mavers GeoQuarry (period Unassigned) · 499 yd
Sjokongen: Sheep Rock, Fair Isle, North SeaBarque (19th Century) · 1543 yd
Norseman's Bride: North Light, Fair Isle, North SeaMotor Fishing Vessel (20th Century) · 1.2 mi
Ward HillMountain / peak · 1.3 mi
Breiti StackIslet · 1.6 mi
Inner StackIslet · 1.6 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 2.1 mi
Fair Isle, Bird ObservatoryCairn (period Unassigned) · 552 yd