What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Vatersay, Bagh Siar as Cairn (period Unassigned), Hut Circle (prehistoric)(possible). 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.
A Neolithic cairn; its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of early burial and ritual practices in the prehistoric Atlantic seaboard.
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Places near here
Fishing waste on the beachBeach · 317 yd
VatersayStone Setting (neolithic) - (bronze Age) · 581 yd
Theiseabhal MòrMountain / peak · 606 yd
Cairn on Theiseabhal MorAncient tomb or cairn · 617 yd
Bàgh SiarBay · 632 yd
Tràigh SiarBeach / strand · 932 yd
Annie Jane MonumentMemorial · 951 yd
Annie Jane memorialHeritage place · 962 yd
Community Hall, VatersayHeritage place · 1080 yd
Sloc MhàrtuinBay · 1124 yd
Main Roads Island StyleIsland · 1227 yd
Theiseabhal BeagMountain / peak · 1289 yd