What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Stemster 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 (c. 3500–2500 BCE). Such cairns are significant as they represent early communal burial and ritual practices in Scotland.
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Places near here
HilliclayStructure (period Unassigned), Buckle(s) (bronze)(period Unassigned) · 584 yd
StemsterReservoir (period Unassigned) · 753 yd
Stemster HillFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1040 yd
Hilliclay MainsFarm (period Unassigned) · 1254 yd
Olrig CemeteryCemetery (period Unassigned) · 2.7 mi
Olrig Parish War MemorialMemorial · 3.3 mi
Castlehill Heritage CentreMuseum · 3.7 mi
Thurso CastleCastle (17th Century) · 4.6 mi
Dunnet BeachBeach / strand · 4.6 mi
Britannia: Thurso Bay, Pentland FirthSchooner (19th Century) · 5.2 mi
AchiesNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 5.5 mi
Wolfburn DistilleryHeritage attraction · 5.5 mi