Rousay, Knowe of Yarso

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Rousay, Knowe of Yarso as Animal Burial(s) (neolithic), Chambered Cairn (neolithic), Inhumation(s) (neolithic), Arrowhead (flint)(neolithic) - (early Bronze Age), Beaker (pottery)(bronze Age), Food Vessel (pottery)(bronze Age), Scraper (tool)(s) (flint)(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.

Chambered cairn dating to the Neolithic period, with later Early Bronze Age activity. It is significant as a multi-phase site reflecting long-term ritual and burial practices in Orkney.