What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Sanday, Mount Maesry as Chambered Cairn (neolithic). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. 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 significant as part of Scotland’s early funerary and ceremonial landscape, reflecting the burial practices and social organisation of prehistoric communities in the Orkney region.
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Places near here
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Cata Sand Dunes and BeachBeach · 5.2 mi
South BayBay · 5.6 mi
Mid HolmIslet · 6.0 mi
Sanday Heritage CentreMuseum · 6.1 miOther information
Photo: Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0