Finstown is a small settlement about halfway between Kirkwall and Stromness. Its War Memorial is a simple obelisk lying beside the A 965 road through the village:-

Closer view:-

Dedication “to the soldiers and sailors of Firth.” (Finstown lies on the Bay of Firth,) and names Flett-Hourston:-

Names Sclater-Turfus:-

Names Kent – Scarth:-

World War 2 Dedication and Names:-

In the graveyard behind the memorial lie two Commonwealth War Graves, both from World War 2.

Marine N Isbister, RML, HMS Proserpine, 8/7/1944, aged 24, a local whose name is on the War Memorial:-

Lance Bombardier J M Bews, Royal Artillery, 26/3/1941, aged 20:-

Cairn’s entrance ladder:-

Entrance from inside. You can see it’s quite restricted. The woman in the picture was our travelling companion:-

There is some graffiti on the walls.

Interior side wall (i):-

Interior side wall (ii):-

Close up on graffiti:-

Original entrance from inside:-

Chambers:-

The side of Wideford Hill where the chamber sits overlooks an inlet of the NorthSea/Atlantic called the Bay of Firth. The settlement of Finstown lies to the far left of the Firth, beyond the islands as seen in this photo stitch:-