What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Westray, Farrivald as Cist (prehistoric), Cremation (prehistoric). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
A Neolithic cist burial, dating to the 3rd millennium BCE, significant as part of the broader pattern of early burial practices in the Orkney Islands.
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Places near here
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Beach at GrobustBeach · 449 yd
Grobust beachBeach / strand · 580 yd
Links of NoltlandArchaeological place · 668 yd
Noltland CastleCropmark (period Unknown), Structure(s) (period Unassigned) · 817 yd
Cattle below Couters HillMountain or hill · 1481 yd
PierowallNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1514 yd
Pierowall Gospel HallHeritage place · 1702 yd
Preserved gravestone in Pierowall cemeteryChurch, cross or graveyard · 1.1 mi
North HillMountain / peak · 1.2 mi
Natural Arch at the foot of North HillMountain or hill · 1.2 mi
Bay of PierowallBay · 1.5 mi