
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Loch of Flatpunds as Cairnfield (prehistoric). 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 prehistoric cairnfield; likely dates to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its significance lies in representing communal burial or ritual practices typical of early Scottish settlements.
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Places near here
Loch FlatpundsEnclosure(s) (19th Century), Sheepfold (19th Century) · 197 yd
TrolligartsChambered Cairn (neolithic) · 362 yd
Mousa WaterSheepfold (period Unassigned) · 1012 yd
Twart BurnQuarry(s) (period Unassigned), Sheepfold (period Unassigned) · 1298 yd
Walls War MemorialMemorial · 1.6 mi
Robert Tait's HillMountain / peak · 1.8 mi
Voe of SnarranessBay · 2.8 mi
Twatt HillMountain / peak · 3.0 mi
Holm of BurrastowIslet · 3.0 mi
Galta StackIslet · 3.3 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 3.4 mi
Effirth VoeBay · 4.9 miOther information
Photo: Oliver Dixon · CC BY-SA 2.0