What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Shun of Longaness 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 (c. 3500–2500 BCE). It represents a significant example of prehistoric funerary architecture in northern Scotland, reflecting early communal burial practices and social organisation.
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Places near here
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GrunaIslet · 1.3 mi
South VoeBay · 2.0 mi
Muckle WardMountain / peak · 2.0 mi
Galta StackIslet · 2.6 mi
Robert Tait's HillMountain / peak · 2.9 mi
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