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Eday, Carrick House

Burial Cairn (bronze Age)(possible), Chambered Cairn (neolithic)(possible)
Eday, Carrick House
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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Eday, Carrick House as Burial Cairn (bronze Age)(possible), Chambered Cairn (neolithic)(possible). 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, possibly dating to the Bronze Age; it represents a type of burial monument significant for understanding prehistoric funerary practices in Orkney.

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Photo: Rob Burke · CC BY-SA 2.0