What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Westray, Links of Garth as Cist (prehistoric)(possible), Settlement (period Unknown). 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.
A Neolithic cist tomb, dating to approximately 3000–2500 BCE, associated with early burial practices in Orkney. Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of Neolithic funerary customs and settlement patterns in the Northern Isles.
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Places near here
Bay of TuquoyBay · 645 yd
Westray, Loch of SwartmillBuilding (period Unassigned)(possible) · 1245 yd
Westray, Bay of TuquoyKelp Pit(s) (post Medieval), Naust(s) (post Medieval) · 1441 yd
WestrayIsland · 1519 yd
Disused house, Bay of Tuquoy, WestrayOld home or work place · 1580 yd
Betsy: Ness of Tuquoy, Westray, Westray FirthSloop (19th Century) · 1644 yd
Westray, SwartmillStructure (period Unassigned) · 1.2 mi
Cross Kirk graveyardChurch, cross or graveyard · 1.2 mi
Cross Kirk graveyard and gateChurch, cross or graveyard · 1.2 mi
Bay of SwartmillBay · 1.4 mi
Fitty HillMountain / peak · 2.3 mi
Fitty Hill, Westside, WestrayMountain or hill · 2.3 mi