
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Stroma, Uppertown as Long Cairn (neolithic)(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.
Neolithic long cairn, dating to the early to middle Neolithic period (c. 3500–2500 BCE). It represents a significant type of communal burial monument, reflecting early social organisation and ritual practices in northern Scotland.
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Places near here
Cairn HillMountain / peak · 532 yd
Scarton PointHeadland · 607 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 1107 yd
William and Harry: Tree Geo, Stroma, Pentland FirthCraft (19th Century) · 1278 yd
Mell HeadHeadland · 1626 yd
Mestag CastleArchaeological place · 1628 yd
North Sea: Broad Geo, Stroma, Pentland FirthSteamship (19th Century) · 1637 yd
The GloupCave · 1.2 mi
Stroma LighthouseLighthouse · 1.8 mi
Huna Mission HallMission Hall (mid 20th Century) (1932) · 2.0 mi
John O'groats MillGrain Mill (20th Century), Threshing Mill (18th Century), Watermill (18th Century) · 2.2 miOther information
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth · CC BY-SA 2.0