What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Calf of Eday, South East 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 early to middle Neolithic period (c. 3500–2500 BCE). It is significant as part of a broader network of chambered tombs in Orkney, reflecting complex funerary and social practices of the prehistoric communities in northern Scotland.
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Places near here
Eday, CalfsoundGrave(s) (19th Century) · 653 yd
Eday, Carrick HouseLairds House (early 17th Century) · 1341 yd
Vinquoy PlantationForest · 1760 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 · 1.4 mi
Stennie HillMountain / peak · 2.1 mi
HowarNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 2.5 mi