What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Stronsay, John's Hill 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; possible later prehistoric use. It represents a surviving example of early burial or ritual monuments in Orkney.
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Places near here
Stronsay, Sands of OdieUnidentified Flint(s) (flint)(period Unknown) · 1060 yd
Stronsay, Oyce of HuipArd (period Unknown) · 1065 yd
Stronsay, ClestrainCleared Slipway (period Unknown), Jetty (period Unknown) · 1730 yd
Linga HolmFarmstead (post Medieval)(possible) · 1.1 mi
Grice NessHeadland · 1.9 mi
StronsayIsland · 2.3 mi
Holms of SpurnessIslet · 2.7 mi
Bay of BomastyBay · 3.4 mi
Cemetery at Holland FarmChurch, cross or graveyard · 4.5 mi
Seals on the beachBeach · 4.6 mi
Burgh Hill, Stronsay's "summit"Mountain or hill · 4.9 mi
Chapel HillMountain / peak · 5.1 miOther information
Photo: Colin Park · CC BY-SA 2.0