What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Rousay, Bigland Long 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 is part of Orkney's rich prehistoric landscape, reflecting the region's significance in early ceremonial and funerary practices.
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Places near here
SwandaleFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 497 yd
James Leonard of Digro MemorialMemorial · 755 yd
Rousay, FaraclettMound (prehistoric) · 792 yd
Rousay, Nethermill, SourinWatermill (period Unassigned) · 1241 yd
Faraclett HeadHeadland · 1.0 mi
Grassy cliff tops of Leeon on RousayCliff or headland · 1.5 mi
WhitemeadowsFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1.7 mi
Knitchen HillMountain / peak · 2.1 mi
Saviskaill beach (Nousty Sand)Beach / strand · 2.3 mi
Blotchnie FioldMountain / peak · 2.3 mi