The monument is a burial cairn built in the Neolithic or Bronze Age, probably between 4000 and 1000 BC. It is visible as a low mound of stones, about 6m in diameter and partly turf covered.
Location map of Gallow Hill Cairn and Cist 180m E of Parkview, Dunrossness, Scotland. Click to enlarge.
Aerial view of Gallow Hill Cairn and Cist 180m E of Parkview, Dunrossness, Scotland. Click to enlarge.
