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Auskerry long cist 95m W of Whale Geo is a Bronze Age burial monument located on the island of Auskerry in Orkney, Scotland. Long cists—stone-lined burial chambers constructed from stone slabs—represent a significant funerary tradition during the Bronze Age, typically containing single inhumations accompanied by grave goods. This example lies 95 metres west of Whale Geo, a geographical reference point on the island that anchors its precise location within the landscape.
The monument sits upon bedrock of Middle Old Red Sandstone, formed during the Middle Devonian period, comprising conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone. This local geology would have provided the stone material for the cist's construction, making the monument both a burial structure and testament to the Bronze Age community's working knowledge of their environment and available resources.
The long cist is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the scheduling reference SM13384, reflecting its importance as an archaeological and cultural heritage asset. Such monuments are invaluable in understanding Bronze Age burial practices, social organisation and settlement patterns across the Northern Isles during the second millennium BC.
Auskerry, long cist 95m W of Whale Geo is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13384. View the official record →
Auskerry long cist 95m W of Whale Geo is a Bronze Age burial monument located on the island of Auskerry in Orkney, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13384.
Auskerry, long cist 95m W of Whale Geo dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a long cist 95m w of whale geo. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Auskerry, long cist 95m W of Whale Geo is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM13384.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Auskerry, standing stone 160m NW of Chapel Geo (0.2 km), Auskerry, settlement 315m ESE of Loch of Dinnapow (0.2 km), Auskerry, chapel & settlement 590m NE of Auskerry Lighthouse (0.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Auskerry, long cist 95m W of Whale Geo's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Auskerry, long cist 95m W of Whale Geo stands on Middle Old Red Sandstone (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.