What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Sand Fiold as Cist (neolithic) - (bronze Age), Cremation(s) (neolithic) - (bronze Age), Inhumation(s) (neolithic) - (bronze Age), Pit (neolithic) - (bronze Age), Cinerary Urn (bronze Age). 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 cist and burial site, potentially used into the Bronze Age. Its significance lies in providing evidence of early burial practices and continuity of use across prehistoric periods in the region.
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Places near here
Skaill, Castle of SnusgarCastle (medieval)(possible) · 666 yd
St Peter's Sandwick Parish War MemorialMemorial · 893 yd
Sandwick, St Peter's Kirk, ChurchyardChurchyard (period Unassigned), War Memorial (20th Century) · 895 yd
Sandwick, St Peter's KirkBurial Ground (period Unassigned), Church (19th Century) · 906 yd
Bay of SkaillNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1058 yd
Voydale, Skara Brae Visitor CentreVisitor Centre (20th Century) · 1189 yd
Skara Brae Visitor CentreVisitor information · 1190 yd
Kier FioldMountain / peak · 1279 yd
Garden of Skaill HouseOld home or work place · 1352 yd
Jupiter: Bay of Skaill, Orkney, AtlanticSloop (18th Century) · 1410 yd
Beach by Skara Brae showing an Alternative ArchaeologyBeach · 1429 yd
Skara BraeMidden (neolithic), Settlement (neolithic) · 1480 yd