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Calf of Eday, North West

Chambered Cairn (neolithic)

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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