What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Vestra Fiold as Chambered Cairn (neolithic)(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.
Chambered cairn, Neolithic period. Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of early communal burial and ritual practices in prehistoric Scotland.
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Places near here
Vestra FioldEnclosure (period Unassigned), Mound (period Unassigned) · 441 yd
VestrafioldFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 709 yd
QuoylooSpindle Whorl (period Unassigned) · 1077 yd
Knowe of HollandMound (period Unassigned) · 1.2 mi
St Peter's Sandwick Parish War MemorialMemorial · 1.3 mi
Skaill, Castle of SnusgarCastle (medieval)(possible) · 1.4 mi
Marwick HeadNature reserve · 1.7 mi
Jupiter: Bay of Skaill, Orkney, AtlanticSloop (18th Century) · 1.9 mi
Skara Brae Visitor CentreVisitor information · 1.9 mi
Beach by Skara Brae showing an Alternative ArchaeologyBeach · 2.0 mi
Skara BraeMidden (neolithic), Settlement (neolithic) · 2.0 mi
Kier FioldMountain / peak · 2.1 miOther information
Photo: Pascal De Schepper · CC BY-SA 2.0