What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Trowie Knowe, Beorgs of Housetter as Chambered Cairn (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 cairn, dating to approximately 3000–2500 BCE. It is significant as part of a broader network of prehistoric monuments in Orkney, reflecting early ceremonial and funerary practices in northern Scotland.
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Places near here
Beorgs of HousetterChambered Cairn (neolithic) · 205 yd
North Roe, NewtonStructure (period Unassigned) · 903 yd
SkelberryChurch (medieval) · 1085 yd
North Roe, StourlFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1692 yd
Colla FirthBay · 1.2 mi
Beorgs of SkelberryMountain / peak · 1.7 mi
Hoo FieldMountain / peak · 1.7 mi
Burra VoeBay · 2.2 mi
South Holm of BurravoeIslet · 2.5 mi
Little HolmIslet · 2.6 mi
Walls Boundary FaultVisitor information · 2.9 mi
Lang AyreBeach / strand · 4.7 mi