Holm of Papa Westray Centre

Holm of Papa Westray Centre
Holm of Papa Westray Centre
(Davidson & Henshall. 1989. The Chambered Cairns of Orkney)
Type:Uncertain.
Round cairn.
Possibly tripartite chamber.
Location:Map
Notes:A much-denuded, small cairn with a diameter of c12 metres and surviving to c0.6 metres.

The south-western half contains horizontal slabs that may represent a revetment wall, while several slabs project vertically within the cairn. Of these, three stumps may be part of a small chamber aligned north-east to south-west.
Links:Canmore
References:Davidson, J. L. & Henshall, A. S. (1989). The Chambered Cairns of Orkney. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.