
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Beorgs of Uyea as Chambered Cairn (neolithic). 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.
Neolithic chambered cairn; dates to the early to middle Neolithic period (circa 3500–2500 BCE). It is significant as part of a broader network of megalithic monuments in the Orkney Islands, reflecting early communal burial and ritual practices in northern Scotland.
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Places near here
Mill LochStone Setting (neolithic) - (bronze Age)(possible) · 574 yd
Moosa WaterAxehead (stone)(period Unassigned) · 1089 yd
Saefti HillMountain / peak · 1.1 mi
UyeaHouse (period Unassigned)(possible) · 1.1 mi
Beorgs of SkelberryMountain / peak · 2.0 mi
Sand VoeBay · 2.3 mi
North Roe, North-haaFarm (period Unassigned) · 2.5 mi
Burra VoeBay · 2.7 mi
South Holm of BurravoeIslet · 3.2 mi
Gruna StackIslet · 3.2 mi
Lang AyreBeach / strand · 3.8 mi
Walls Boundary FaultVisitor information · 6.2 miOther information
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