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Latitude: 59.3502 / 59°21'0"N
Longitude: -2.8686 / 2°52'6"W
OS Eastings: 350704
OS Northings: 1051858
OS Grid: HY507518
Mapcode National: GBR M480.QMF
Mapcode Global: XH8K9.Y7JV
Entry Name: Ramni Geo, chambered cairn SW of, Holm of Papa Westray
Scheduled Date: 16 July 1996
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6424
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn
Location: Papa Westray
County: Orkney Islands
Electoral Ward: North Isles
Traditional County: Orkney
The monument comprises the remains of a prehistoric chambered burial cairn.
The cairn, which is also called Holm of Papa Westray Centre, survives as a mound some 12m across and 0.6m high. Traces of an outer kerb or revetment wall can be seen around the edge, especialy on the SW side. The stumps of three upright slabs protrude through the top of the mound, their position suggesting that they represent chamber dividers within a stalled cairn arrangement. There are no records of recent excavation.
The area to be scheduled is a circle 35m across, to include the cairn and an area around it in which evidence relating to its construction and use may survive, as indicated in red on the accompanying map extract.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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