What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Orkney Islands.
Neolithic chambered tomb, dating to approximately 3100–2500 BCE. It is significant for its well-preserved structure and the rich grave goods found within, including some of the earliest examples of Orkney's distinctive Grooved Ware pottery.
Places near here
Unstan chambered cairnAncient tomb or cairn · 11 yd
UnstanChambered Cairn (neolithic), Inhumation(s) (early Neolithic), Rune Inscribed Stone (norse), Arrowhead(s) (flint)(early Neolithic), Bowl (pottery)(early Neolithic), Scraper (tool) (flint)(early Neolithic) · 15 yd
Unstan CairnHeritage attraction · 16 yd
Brig O' WaitheNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 443 yd
Bridge of WaitheRoad Bridge (mid 19th Century) (1859) · 510 yd
Upper OnstonFarmstead (post Medieval) · 667 yd
Ring of BrodgarHenge (neolithic) - (bronze Age), Rune Inscribed Stone (norse), Stone Circle (neolithic) - (bronze Age) · 1.2 mi
The beach below the HallBeach · 1.3 mi
Stenness, Ireland RoadNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1.4 mi
The Ness of BrodgarVisitor information · 1.4 mi
Sand HolmIslet · 1.6 mi
Barnhouse SettlementVisitor information · 1.7 miOther information
Photo: John Allan · CC BY-SA 2.0