What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Whalsay, Suther Ness as Grave (viking), Stone Setting (viking). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Viking burial site, likely 9th to 11th century AD, associated with Norse settlement in Orkney. Its significance lies in providing evidence of early medieval funerary practices and Viking presence in the region.
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Places near here
Whalsay, Kirk Ness, Whalsay KirkBurial Ground (18th Century), Church (18th Century), War Memorial (20th Century) · 458 yd.jpg?width=1280)
Whalsay, BroughBroch (iron Age)(possible) · 594 yd.jpg?width=1280)
BroughVillage (period Unassigned) · 647 yd.jpg?width=1280)
Wether HolmBeacon (period Unassigned) · 1240 yd
Setter HillMountain / peak · 1674 yd
WhalsayIsland · 1.5 mi
Little LingaIslet · 1.7 mi
Hanseatic Trading BoothHeritage attraction · 2.0 mi.jpg?width=1280)
Ward of ClettMountain / peak · 2.5 mi
Oscar: Skaw Taing, Whalsay, North SeaBarque (19th Century) · 3.5 mi
Pacific: Gun Geo, Snafa Baa, East Linga, Whalsay Skerries, North SeaSteamship (19th Century) · 4.4 mi
East Lunna VoeBay · 4.6 miOther information
Photo: David Purchase · CC BY-SA 2.0