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Westray, Knowe of Skea

Broch (iron Age)(possible), Chambered Cairn (neolithic)(possible), Cist (bronze Age), Hearth(s) (bronze Age), Inhumation(s) (bronze Age), Inhumation(s) (iron Age), Post Hole(s) (bronze Age), Roundhouse(s) (bronze Age), Settlement (prehistoric), Wheelhous

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Westray, Knowe of Skea as Broch (iron Age)(possible), Chambered Cairn (neolithic)(possible), Cist (bronze Age), Hearth(s) (bronze Age), Inhumation(s) (bronze Age), Inhumation(s) (iron Age), Post Hole(s) (bronze Age), Roundhouse(s) (bronze Age), Settlement (prehistoric), Wheelhous. 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.
Westray, Knowe of Skea is a Neolithic chambered cairn with later Bronze Age additions, including cists, hearths, and inhumations. It is significant as part of the Orkney Neolithic heartland, reflecting long-term ritual and domestic use of the site.

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