What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Westray, Couters Hill as Cairn(s) (prehistoric)(possible). 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 cairn; dates to the early to middle Neolithic period (c. 3500–2500 BCE). It is part of a broader pattern of prehistoric funerary and ceremonial monuments in Orkney, reflecting the region's significance in Neolithic Scotland.
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Places near here
Cattle below Couters HillMountain or hill · 600 yd
Westray, NoupMound(s) (period Unassigned)(possible) · 713 yd
Natural Arch at the foot of North HillMountain or hill · 1097 yd
Westray, HilldavaleBurnt Mound (prehistoric)(possible) · 1163 yd
Noltland CastleCropmark (period Unknown), Structure(s) (period Unassigned) · 1289 yd
Beach at GrobustBeach · 1358 yd
North HillMountain / peak · 1454 yd
Grobust beachBeach / strand · 1505 yd
PierowallNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.2 mi
Rose Cottage, Pierowall villageOld home or work place · 1.2 mi
Preserved gravestone in Pierowall cemeteryChurch, cross or graveyard · 1.4 mi
Gallo HillMountain / peak · 1.7 mi