
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Sanday, Tres Ness 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; dates to the early to middle Neolithic period (c. 3500–2500 BCE). It represents a significant example of prehistoric funerary architecture in the Orkney Islands, reflecting the ritual and social practices of early farming communities in northern Scotland.
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Places near here
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Sanday, Tresness HouseFarmstead (17th Century) - (19th Century) · 1632 yd
Bay of NewarkBay · 1.2 mi
Cata Sand Dunes and BeachBeach · 1.5 mi
Sty WickBay · 1.8 mi
Cata SandBeach / strand · 2.0 mi
Sanday Heritage CentreMuseum · 2.6 mi
The CroftMuseum · 2.6 mi
Mid HolmIslet · 3.2 miOther information
Photo: Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0