What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Whalsay, Ward of Challister as Chambered Cairn (neolithic)(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.
Neolithic chambered cairn, dating to approximately 3000–2500 BCE. It represents an important example of early prehistoric funerary architecture in the Shetland Islands, reflecting communal burial practices and megalithic construction traditions.
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Places near here
Ward of ChallisterAdze (stone)(period Unassigned) · 178 yd
VaivoeBuilding (period Unassigned) · 344 yd
Vai VoeBuilding (period Unassigned) · 613 yd
Loch Vats-houllEnclosure (period Unassigned) · 771 yd
Inner Holm of SkawIsland · 1.8 mi
Oscar: Skaw Taing, Whalsay, North SeaBarque (19th Century) · 2.1 mi
Setter HillMountain / peak · 2.2 mi
Hanseatic Trading BoothHeritage attraction · 3.2 mi
Ward of ClettMountain / peak · 3.4 mi
Anna Dora Stein: Calf of Linga, Whalsay Skerries, North SeaSchooner (19th Century) · 3.6 mi
Boatsroom VoeBay · 5.8 mi