What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Whalsay, Haa Ness as Cairn (prehistoric)(possible). 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.
A Neolithic cairn; likely dates to the early first millennium BCE. Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of prehistoric funerary practices in Orkney.
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Places near here
Whalsay, Loch of SandwickPlanticrub(s) (period Unassigned), Structure(s) (period Unassigned)(possible) · 798 yd.jpg?width=1280)
Ward of ClettMountain / peak · 994 yd
Whalsay, Symbister, Symbister HouseArmorial Panel (18th Century), Lairds House (19th Century), School (20th Century) · 1087 yd.jpg?width=1280)
Whalsay, Ward of Symbister NessChambered Cairn (neolithic), Marker Cairn (post Medieval) · 1191 yd
Hanseatic Trading BoothHeritage attraction · 1324 yd
Whalsay, Symbister, Pier House (museum)Dock (18th Century), Fishing Bothy (18th Century), Visitor Centre (20th Century) · 1327 yd
Setter HillMountain / peak · 1.7 mi
Bruse HolmIslet · 2.2 mi
Hunder HolmIslet · 2.2 mi
Bight of StavanessBay · 2.8 mi
Dury VoeBay · 3.9 mi
Pacific: Gun Geo, Snafa Baa, East Linga, Whalsay Skerries, North SeaSteamship (19th Century) · 4.5 mi