What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Stronsay, Wart of Kirbister as Chambered Barrow (neolithic). 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.
Neolithic chambered barrow; dates to the early Neolithic period, around 3500–2500 BCE. It is significant as part of a broader network of chambered tombs in Orkney, reflecting early communal burial practices and social organization in northern Scotland.
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Places near here
Burgh Hill, Stronsay's "summit"Mountain or hill · 1003 yd
Stronsay, Burgh HeadTreb Dyke (later Prehistoric)(possible) · 1706 yd
Stronsay, CleatChapel (medieval)(possible), Settlement (later Prehistoric)(possible) · 1707 yd
Former school, StronsayHeritage place · 1.0 mi
Bay of HousebyBay · 1.4 mi
Cemetery at Holland FarmChurch, cross or graveyard · 1.8 mi
Stronsay, Sand of the CrookWall(s) (post Medieval) · 1.9 mi
Seals on the beachBeach · 2.2 mi
Grice NessHeadland · 2.9 mi
Holms of SpurnessIslet · 7.0 mi
Noust Geo beach rocks, ShapinsayBeach · 8.9 mi