What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Westray, East Surrigarth 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.
Neolithic chambered cairn; dates to the early Neolithic period, approximately 3500–2500 BCE. It is part of a broader network of megalithic tombs in the Orkney Islands, reflecting the complex funerary and social practices of prehistoric communities in northern Scotland.
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Places near here
Westray, SurrigarthMidden (prehistoric)(possible) · 162 yd
Westray, Skel WickBuilding (period Unassigned) · 366 yd
Westray, Ramsay NessBuilding (period Unassigned), Enclosure(s) (period Unassigned) · 728 yd
Westray, Loch of SwartmillBuilding (period Unassigned)(possible) · 1.1 mi
Bay of SwartmillBay · 1.1 mi
Castle O' BurrianCastle, fort or tower · 1.6 mi
Castle O' Burrian, Westray, Orkney IslandsCastle, fort or tower · 1.6 mi
Rack WickBay · 1.6 mi
Sea cave at Castle O' BurrianCave · 1.6 mi
Impressive sea caveCave · 1.7 mi
WestrayIsland · 2.2 mi
Betsy: Ness of Tuquoy, Westray, Westray FirthSloop (19th Century) · 2.3 mi