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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Places near here
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Beach at GrobustBeach · 567 yd
Grobust beachBeach / strand · 705 yd
Links of NoltlandArchaeological place · 779 yd
Noltland CastleCropmark (period Unknown), Structure(s) (period Unassigned) · 840 yd
Cattle below Couters HillMountain or hill · 1348 yd
PierowallNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1573 yd
Pierowall Gospel HallHeritage place · 1751 yd
Natural Arch at the foot of North HillMountain or hill · 1.1 mi
North HillMountain / peak · 1.1 mi
Preserved gravestone in Pierowall cemeteryChurch, cross or graveyard · 1.1 mi
Bay of PierowallBay · 1.6 mi