What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Westray, Stancro as Cairn (prehistoric), Mound (prehistoric). 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 cairn; dates to the early to middle Neolithic period (circa 3500–3000 BCE). It is part of a broader network of prehistoric monuments in the Orkney Islands, reflecting early communal burial and ritual practices.
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Places near here
Westray, PeterkirkChapel (medieval), Mound (iron Age) · 450 yd
Bay of TaftsBay · 994 yd
Toilets and waiting room at Whale Geo Pier, RapnessHeritage place · 1041 yd
Westray, Sands of WooSettlement (period Unknown) · 1185 yd
Westray, TwinessBuilding (period Unassigned) · 1421 yd
Disused mill at start of footpath to Castle O' BurrianCastle, fort or tower · 1.2 mi
Impressive sea caveCave · 1.3 mi
Cliffs on way to Castle O' BurrianCastle, fort or tower · 1.4 mi
Baby Fulmars on the cliff edgeCliff or headland · 1.4 mi
Sea cave at Castle O' BurrianCave · 1.5 mi
Wart HolmIslet · 1.8 mi
Rusk HolmIslet · 2.9 mi