What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Eday, Huntersquoy 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.
Chambered cairn, Neolithic period. It represents an early form of communal burial and ceremonial structure significant to understanding Neolithic settlement and ritual practices in Orkney.
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Places near here
Braeside Chambered Cairn (Neolithic)Archaeological place · 180 yd
Eday, BraesideChambered Cairn (neolithic) · 186 yd
South west slopes of Vinquoy HillMountain or hill · 434 yd
Vinquoy PlantationForest · 609 yd
Stile on Vinquoy HillMountain or hill · 725 yd
Vinquoy HillMountain / peak · 850 yd
Eday, Carrick HouseLairds House (early 17th Century) · 922 yd
Threshing mill at Red HouseOld home or work place · 944 yd
Mu Geos and Castle Rock from the SeaCastle, fort or tower · 1.3 mi
Stennie HillMountain / peak · 1.4 mi
Djubi GeoBay · 1.9 mi
EdayIsland · 2.1 miOther information
Photo: Lis Burke · CC BY-SA 2.0