What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Whalsay, Gro Stanes as Cairn (period Unassigned)(possible). 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 chambered cairn, dating to approximately 2500–2000 BCE. It is significant as part of the broader pattern of early burial and ritual monuments in the Orkney Islands.
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Places near here
Whalsay, Loch of HoullPlanticrub(s) (19th Century) · 547 yd
Setter HillMountain / peak · 669 yd.jpg?width=1280)
BroughVillage (period Unassigned) · 788 yd
MarristerVillage (period Unassigned) · 793 yd.jpg?width=1280)
Whalsay, BroughBroch (iron Age)(possible) · 906 yd
WhalsayIsland · 1.2 mi
Hanseatic Trading BoothHeritage attraction · 1.4 mi
Little LingaIslet · 1.7 mi.jpg?width=1280)
Ward of ClettMountain / peak · 1.9 mi
Oscar: Skaw Taing, Whalsay, North SeaBarque (19th Century) · 3.8 mi
Pacific: Gun Geo, Snafa Baa, East Linga, Whalsay Skerries, North SeaSteamship (19th Century) · 4.2 mi
Bight of StavanessBay · 4.2 mi