What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Stronsay, Huip Ness as Cairn (later Prehistoric)(possible). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
A Neolithic cairn; possibly a chambered tomb, reflecting early prehistoric funerary practices in Orkney. Its survival contributes to understanding the later prehistoric landscape of the Stronsay area.
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Places near here
Stronsay, Oyce of HuipArd (period Unknown) · 628 yd
Stronsay, HuipCremation (period Unknown)(possible), Hearth (period Unknown)(possible), Kelp Pit (period Unknown)(possible) · 1608 yd
Papa StronsayFarmstead (norse) · 1655 yd
Stronsay, Whitehall Village, PierPier (post Medieval) · 1.1 mi
Grice NessHeadland · 1.5 mi
StronsayIsland · 2.6 mi
Holms of SpurnessIslet · 3.0 mi
Bay of StoveBay · 3.6 mi
Cemetery at Holland FarmChurch, cross or graveyard · 4.8 mi
Burgh Hill, Stronsay's "summit"Mountain or hill · 4.9 mi
HowarNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 5.0 mi
Seals on the beachBeach · 5.1 miOther information
Photo: Claire Pegrum · CC BY-SA 2.0