What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Calf of Eday, North West as Chambered Cairn (neolithic). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Neolithic chambered cairn; dates to the earlier part of the Neolithic period in Orkney, around 3500–3000 BCE. It is significant as part of a broader network of Neolithic monuments in the Orkney Islands, reflecting early communal burial and ritual practices.
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Places near here
Eday, CalfsoundGrave(s) (19th Century) · 713 yd
Eday, Carrick HouseLairds House (early 17th Century) · 1308 yd
Vinquoy PlantationForest · 1733 yd
Saplings on Vinquoy Hill, EdayMountain or hill · 1.0 mi
Vinquoy HillMountain / peak · 1.1 mi
Eday, HuntersquoyChambered Cairn (neolithic) · 1.1 mi
Hill of Bomo, EdayMountain or hill · 1.2 mi
Threshing mill at Red HouseOld home or work place · 1.4 mi
Mu Geos and Castle Rock from the SeaCastle, fort or tower · 1.5 mi
Stennie HillMountain / peak · 2.1 mi
HowarNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 2.5 mi