
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records South Ronaldsay, Hoxa Hill, the Wart as Chambered Cairn (neolithic). 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 chambered cairn; dates to the early to middle Neolithic period (circa 3500–2500 BCE). It is significant as part of Orkney's rich prehistoric landscape, reflecting early communal burial and ritual practices in northern Scotland.
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Places near here
Hoxa HillMountain / peak · 12 yd
South Ronaldsay, Hoxa HillBuilding (period Unassigned) · 234 yd
Dam of HoxaBay · 697 yd
South Ronaldsay, HoweFigurine(s) (stone)(period Unassigned) · 969 yd
South Ronaldsay, Howe of HoxaBroch (iron Age) · 974 yd
Oyce of QuindryBay · 1280 yd
South Ronaldsay, St Margaret's Hope, SmiddybanksCountry House (post Medieval), Heraldic Device (17th Century) · 1336 yd
MuseumHeritage attraction · 1357 yd
Shingle beach northwest of St. Margaret's Hope, South RonaldsayBeach · 1364 yd
Blue boat above the beachBeach · 1450 yd
South Ronaldsay War MemorialMemorial · 1.0 mi
Hoxa Tapestry GalleryGallery · 1.3 miOther information
Photo: Mick Garratt · CC BY-SA 2.0