What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Stronsay, Grice Ness, Cutter's Tuo 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 earlier part of the Neolithic period in Orkney, around 3500–3000 BCE. It is part of a broader network of ceremonial and funerary monuments that reflect the complex social and ritual practices of early farming communities in the region.
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Places near here
Stronsay, Grice NessKelp Pit(s) (post Medieval), Kelp Workers Hut (post Medieval)(possible), Kelp Working Site (post Medieval) · 487 yd
Stronsay, Lower Whitehall, Pier and SlipwayPier (post Medieval), Slipway (post Medieval) · 599 yd
Grice NessHeadland · 838 yd
Papa Stronsay, PierPier (post Medieval) · 918 yd
Papa StronsayMan-made underground passage (prehistoric)(possible) · 1123 yd
StronsayIsland · 2.1 mi
Burgh Hill, Stronsay's "summit"Mountain or hill · 3.5 mi
Cemetery at Holland FarmChurch, cross or graveyard · 4.0 mi
Bay of HousebyBay · 4.3 mi
Seals on the beachBeach · 4.3 mi
Holms of SpurnessIslet · 4.8 mi
HowarNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 6.5 miOther information
Photo: Derek Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0