On the approach to Papa Stour from West Burrafirth the ferry passes Brei Holm, where you will get your first glimpse of the island's impressive sea caves. At the foot of Brei Holm a large tunnel cuts right through the holm. In calm weather it is possible to travel through the tunnel by boat. The tallest of the stacks that cluster around the entrance to Housa Voe, is known as Maiden or Frau stack.

It was here that the only daughter of a Norwegian Lord was imprisoned by her father for refusing to agree to an arranged marriage. She had given her heart instead to a humble fisherman who, legend has it, rescued her from her solitary confinement on the stack with the help of his friends. The two lovers, reunited once more, fled the island together. Behind the beach at Housa Voe are the remains of a Ting, believed to be a site where Norse assemblies were held. It is reputed that Lord Thorvald Thoresson, the man accused of corruption in the 1299 document, fought and won a duel within this circle.

Excavations in the 1970s and 80s at Da Biggings, alongside the road just before the kirk, uncovered the foundations of a mediaeval Norse house. The remains of wooden floors suggest that this was once a very important building. An interpretation board at the site gives more details of the findings.

Continuing past the kirk and primary school the road leads to the airstrip and the open scattald. To the south you will find the remains of several Neolithic burial chambers known as heel-shaped cairns because of their shape when viewed from above. The remains of more recent buildings can also be seen here.

Suspected leprosy sufferers from west Mainland used to be sent to live in isolation in the huts whose remains you can see on Hilla Fielle. To survive they relied on the islanders to leave food for them by the dyke. However, it is now thought more likely that these people suffered from malnutrition or elephantiasis rather than Leprosy.

The small stone buildings around Dutch Loch are good examples of horizontal water mills. Originally these were two story buildings with turf roofs.