What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Mail Cemetery as Strap End (viking). 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.
Viking cemetery; dates to the early medieval period (9th–11th century). Its significance lies in providing evidence of Norse settlement and burial practices in Scotland.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Mail CemeteryCross (medieval)(possible), Stone (medieval) · 1 yd
South VoxterBurial Ground (medieval) · 316 yd
VilliansCroft (period Unassigned), House (period Unassigned), Outbuilding(s) (period Unassigned) · 585 yd
CatpundSteatite Workings (norse), Steatite Workings (prehistoric) · 1166 yd
Aith VoeBay · 1203 yd
Hoo FieldMountain / peak · 1455 yd
SkeomireFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1621 yd
Hill of SkeomireMountain / peak · 1631 yd
Mousa Ferry Waiting Room ExhibitionMuseum · 1.9 mi
Bay of OkraquoyBay · 2.3 mi
Waterwitch: East Ham, Mousa, North SeaSchooner (19th Century) · 2.7 mi
Strathavon: Broonies Taing, Hos Wick, North SeaSmack (20th Century) · 2.9 mi