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<< Text Pages >> Holm of Papa Westray Central - Chambered Cairn in Scotland in Orkney

Submitted by pab on Thursday, 23 June 2016  Page Views: 8587

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Holm of Papa Westray Central
Country: Scotland County: Orkney Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Pierowall, Westray  Nearest Village: Papa Westray
Map Ref: HY50705185
Latitude: 59.350084N  Longitude: 2.868666W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 1 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 2 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 2 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
 5

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A possible cairn is recorded on Canmore, close to the very well preserved South Chambered Cairn. It is described as being a grassy mound, 12m in diameter and standing up to 0.5m high. There are potentially three slabs protruding, but these are apparently only stumps and were not evident when we visited the location in June 2016. More information is available on Canmore

Note: More information can be found on Canmore ID 3244.
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HY5051 : Info Board, Holm of Papa Westray Cairn by hayley green
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HY5051 : Inside the chambered cairn on the Holm of Papa Westray by hayley green
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©2009(licence)
HY5051 : Approaching the tomb / chambered cairn by hayley green
by hayley green
©2009(licence)
HY5051 : Holm of Papay by Isla17
by Isla17
©2007(licence)
HY5051 : Looking back at the Holm of Papay, from the water by hayley green
by hayley green
©2009(licence)

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 210m E 95° Holm of Papa Westray South* Chambered Cairn (HY50915183)
 502m NNW 328° Holm of Papa Westray North* Chambered Cairn (HY50445228)
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 7.8km WSW 242° Westray Heritage Centre* Museum (HY43724825)
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 14.7km SSE 158° Vinquoy* Chambered Cairn (HY56013809)
 15.0km SSE 151° Calf of Eday (Long) Chambered Cairn (HY57863861)
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Re: Holm of Papa Westray South by AKFisher on Sunday, 14 April 2024
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Additional information links:
1. archaeologyorkney.com/tombs-of-the-isles/papa-westray/holm-of-papa-westray-centre/
2. canmore.org.uk/site/3244/papa-westray-holm-of-papa-westray-centre#details
3. canmore.org.uk/event/1132605 (field visit)
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Re: Holm of Papa Westray South by Andy B on Saturday, 10 March 2018
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This seems to be a redundant page - all info should be moved to the other Holm of Papa Westray South page and delete this one
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    Re: Holm of Papa Westray South by PAB on Friday, 08 March 2019
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    Andy, as you've said, this is a duplicate - all the content relates to the 'real' South Cairn with the Grid Ref HY50915184.

    There IS a chambered cairn shown on the OS Map at HY50705184 - but there was no sign of this on the ground

    The 2 comments which have been added do however need to be transferred to the proper South Cairn though, or they would disappear if the false one is simply deleted.
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Re: Holm of Papa Westray South by Kinsalegreg on Wednesday, 29 June 2016
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Many thanks for the photos. I did not get there on my last trip to Orkney but certainly will visit next time.
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Re: Holm of Papa Westray South by PAB on Wednesday, 22 June 2016
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"New for 2016": Holm of Papay guided tours – boat trips to the Holm to visit the chambered burial cairns. For information on prices and times contact Jonathan, the Papay Ranger – details available on http://www.papawestray.co.uk

We were fortunate enough to visit Papa Westray on a day that the Ranger was taking a group over - a real delight, especially as it was unexpected!
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