What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Rousay, Bigland Round as Chambered Cairn (neolithic), Cremation (early Neolithic), Scraper (tool) (early Neolithic), Unidentified Pottery (early 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 the early Neolithic period. It is significant as a burial and ritual site, reflecting early farming communities' funerary practices in Orkney.
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Places near here
Rousay, FaraclettMound (prehistoric) · 327 yd
SwandaleFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 673 yd
James Leonard of Digro MemorialMemorial · 1179 yd
Faraclett HeadHeadland · 1338 yd
Grassy cliff tops of Leeon on RousayCliff or headland · 1.7 mi
Saviskaill beach (Nousty Sand)Beach / strand · 2.4 mi
Knitchen HillMountain / peak · 2.4 mi
Egilsay, St Magnus's CenotaphCommemorative Monument (period Unassigned) · 2.5 mi
St Magnus' CenotaphMemorial · 2.5 mi
Blotchnie FioldMountain / peak · 2.5 mi