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Grice Ness is a cairn situated in Orkney, Scotland, standing approximately 160 metres west of the headland from which it takes its name. The monument rests on bedrock of Middle Old Red Sandstone, formed during the Middle Devonian period. This underlying geology comprises conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone, materials that would have been accessible to the cairn's builders and that characterise much of Orkney's landscape. The cairn is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a Scheduled Monument under reference SM1391, reflecting its archaeological significance. Such cairns represent important funerary or commemorative monuments from prehistoric Orkney, and their construction demonstrates the communities' relationship with their local environment and available stone resources. The exposure of Old Red Sandstone bedrock across Orkney provided an abundant building material that shaped both the practical and symbolic landscape of ancient settlement in the islands.
Grice Ness,cairn 160m W of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1391. View the official record →
Grice Ness is a cairn situated in Orkney, Scotland, standing approximately 160 metres west of the headland from which it takes its name. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1391.
Grice Ness,cairn 160m W of 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 SM1391.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Earls Knoll,long cairn & windmill SSW of East House (0.8 km), Papa Stronsay, burnt mound 500m E of Mill (1.1 km), Papa Stronsay, kelp kiln 120m N of Mill (1.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Grice Ness,cairn 160m W of'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.
Grice Ness,cairn 160m W of stands on Middle Old Red Sandstone (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.