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Westray, the Lum Head

Chambered Cairn (neolithic)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Westray, the Lum Head as Chambered Cairn (neolithic). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Neolithic chambered cairn; dates to the early Neolithic period, around 3500–3000 BCE. It is significant as part of a broader network of chambered cairns in Orkney, reflecting early communal burial and ritual practices in northern Scotland.

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