What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Whalsay, Waterhamars 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, dating to approximately 3000–2500 BCE. It represents early communal burial practices and megalithic construction in Orkney.
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Places near here
Whalsay, Loch of HuxterBlockhouse (prehistoric), Causeway (prehistoric), Fort (prehistoric) · 555 yd.jpg?width=1280)
Ward of ClettMountain / peak · 872 yd
Whalsay, HuxterBurnt Mound(s) (prehistoric) · 892 yd
Whalsay, Symbister, Symbister HouseArmorial Panel (18th Century), Lairds House (19th Century), School (20th Century) · 1.0 mi
Whalsay, SkibberhoullFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1.1 mi
Hanseatic Trading BoothHeritage attraction · 1.3 mi
Setter HillMountain / peak · 1.6 mi
WhalsayIsland · 1.7 mi
Bruse HolmIslet · 2.8 mi
Pacific: Gun Geo, Snafa Baa, East Linga, Whalsay Skerries, North SeaSteamship (19th Century) · 3.5 mi
Anna Dora Stein: Calf of Linga, Whalsay Skerries, North SeaSchooner (19th Century) · 3.8 mi
Bight of StavanessBay · 3.9 mi