Holm of Papa Chambered Cairn

The Holm of Papa is a very small uninhabited island in the Orkney Islands [1]. The main sight on the small island is the Southcairn, a 20 metre long chambered cairn dating from approx. 3000 BC on whose stones one can find ancient carvings [1]. The long, stalled cairn, built of local stone, was once a communal burial place for the bones of an ancient community [1]. It is protected by a modern roof and entered by a trapdoor from above [1]. It is possible that the inhabitants of the Knap of Howar buried their dead here [1]. There are three ancient chambered cairns on the holm [1].