
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Vementry, Northra Voe as Chambered Cairn (neolithic). 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.
Neolithic chambered cairn; dates to the early to middle Neolithic period (c. 3500–2500 BCE). It is significant as part of a broader pattern of megalithic funerary monuments in Orkney, reflecting complex social and ritual practices of prehistoric communities.
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Places near here
Northra VoeBay · 206 yd
Vementry, Swarbacks HeadStructure (period Unassigned) · 447 yd
Muckle WardMountain / peak · 672 yd
Chambered CairnArchaeological place · 675 yd
Swarbacks SkerryIslet · 1001 yd
GrunaIslet · 1600 yd
South VoeBay · 1.1 mi
Braga NessObservation Post (first World War) · 1.8 mi
Burki HillMountain / peak · 1.9 mi
South HamViewpoint · 2.8 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 2.9 miOther information
Photo: Ruth Sharville · CC BY-SA 2.0