What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Sanday, Ceann An Eilean, 'viking Burial' as Structure(s) (period Unassigned). 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 burial; 9th–11th century. This site is significant as it reflects Norse presence and burial practices in the Orkney Islands during the Viking Age.
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Places near here
Dùn MòrCliff · 420 yd
SandayIsland · 1594 yd
Sanday, Cnoc GhreannabricHut (period Unassigned) · 1617 yd
Canna, PierPier (period Unassigned) · 1.2 mi
Canna HarbourBay · 1.2 mi
AlmanIslet · 1.3 mi
Canna, AlmanLazy Beds (post Medieval), Structure(s) (period Unassigned), Unidentified Pottery (period Unassigned) · 1.3 mi
Coroghon CastleCastle · 1.4 mi
Canna, the BothyCottage (18th Century), Lairds House (18th Century) · 1.5 mi
TallabricMountain / peak · 1.6 mi
Compass HillMountain / peak · 1.7 mi
Rum, ShellesderCave (nil Antiquity), Midden (prehistoric) · 2.4 mi