What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Shapinsay, Twi Ness as Cairn (prehistoric)(possible), Kelp Pit (post Medieval)(possible). 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.
A Neolithic cairn; significant as part of the prehistoric burial and ritual landscape of Orkney.
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Places near here
Shapinsay, Balfour Castle, GatewayGateway (19th Century) · 543 yd
Balfour CastleDyke(s) (post Medieval) · 834 yd
Ornate coastal tower by Balfour CastleCastle, fort or tower · 1154 yd
Intricate stonework on Balfour coastal towerCastle, fort or tower · 1177 yd
Iona: Balfour Harbour, Shapinsay, Wide FirthMotor Vessel (20th Century) · 1242 yd
BalfourBarrow (bronze Age)(possible), Cist (bronze Age), Cremation (bronze Age), Cinerary Urn (steatite)(bronze Age) · 1271 yd
Thieves HolmIslet · 1659 yd
Carness BatteryNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1.1 mi
Petrel: Holm Sound, Shapinsay Sound, North SeaCraft (19th Century) · 1.1 mi
War Memorial at ElwickHeritage place · 1.3 mi
Bay of CarnessBay · 1.4 mi
Bay of FurrowendBay · 1.7 miOther information
Photo: N Chadwick · CC BY-SA 2.0