What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Switha, North as Standing Stone (prehistoric). 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.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
SwithaEnclosure (post Medieval), Settlement (period Unknown)(possible) · 570 yd
Switha, Point of the PoolCairn (period Unknown), Long Cist (early Medieval) · 725 yd
Flotta, Stanger Head, Port War Signal StationNaval Signal Station (20th Century) · 1.2 mi
Innan NebHeadland · 1.2 mi
Innan Neb gun battery and observation towerCastle, fort or tower · 1.2 mi
Orkney Energy Landscapes - Flotta Oil Terminal QuarryQuarry (20th Century) · 1.2 mi
Hackness Martello TowerHeritage attraction · 1.6 mi
24 pound gun on Martello TowerCastle, fort or tower · 1.6 mi
The BatteryHeritage attraction · 1.7 mi
R.N. Graves Kirkhope CemeteryChurch, cross or graveyard · 2.1 mi
FlottaIsland · 2.1 mi
Longhope Lifeboat MemorialMemorial · 2.1 mi