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Hall of Ireland is a cairn located in Orkney, Scotland, on Paleozoic sedimentary bedrock of Devonian age. The monument is situated approximately 320 metres north-west of the Hall of Ireland settlement and forms part of a wider cairn complex in the area. It is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under designation SM1248.
The cairn lies within the distinctive sandstone geology of Orkney, where Devonian sedimentary rocks underlie much of the landscape. This geology has shaped both the local building materials and the topography that characterised Orcadian settlement patterns across different periods. The location within a cairn cluster suggests this area held significance for prehistoric communities.
Cairns of this type in Orkney typically served as burial monuments or territorial markers during the prehistoric period. The preservation of multiple cairns in proximity indicates concentrated activity and use of the landscape over time. The monument's survival and designation reflect its importance as part of Orkney's archaeological heritage and the region's rich record of early human settlement and ritual practice.
Hall of Ireland, cairns 320m NW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1248. View the official record →
Hall of Ireland is a cairn located in Orkney, Scotland, on Paleozoic sedimentary bedrock of Devonian age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1248.
Hall of Ireland, cairns 320m NW 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 SM1248.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Upper Sower, coastal battery N of, Clestrain (3.7 km), Houton Head, battery 325m W of Sunnybraes (6.5 km), Houton, chapel 60m E of Sunnybraes (6.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Hall of Ireland, cairns 320m NW 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.
Hall of Ireland, cairns 320m NW of stands on Paleozoic sedimentary rocks, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is sedimentary rocks.