What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Westray, Links of Trenabie as Grave(s) (viking), Axe (viking), Comb (viking), Drinking Vessel (viking), Sword (viking)(possible). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1km. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Viking burial site, dating to the early medieval period (9th–11th century AD), containing grave goods indicative of high-status individuals. Its significance lies in the preservation of personal items that provide insight into Viking material culture and burial practices in the Orkney Islands.
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Places near here
Westray, Narr NessKelp Pit (post Medieval), Mound(s) (period Unassigned) · 690 yd
Westray, FioldFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 823 yd
Beach at Bay of GrobustBeach · 912 yd
Sand o'Gill and Gill PierHeritage place · 916 yd
Pierowall Lady Kirk - tomb of Helen Alexander (1676)Ancient tomb or cairn · 1283 yd
Preserved gravestone in Pierowall cemeteryChurch, cross or graveyard · 1309 yd
PierowallNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1419 yd
Grobust beachBeach / strand · 1467 yd
Bay of PierowallBay · 1634 yd
Control "Tower", Westray AirfieldCastle, fort or tower · 1.7 mi
Cattle below Couters HillMountain or hill · 2.0 mi
Natural Arch at the foot of North HillMountain or hill · 2.3 mi