What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Eday, Linkertaing 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 3500–2500 BCE. It represents a significant type of funerary and ceremonial structure associated with early farming communities in northern Scotland.
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Places near here
Eday, LinkataingRoundhouse (prehistoric), Saddle Quern (prehistoric) · 88 yd
Eday, Noup HillDyke (later Prehistoric) · 1004 yd
Saplings on Vinquoy Hill, EdayMountain or hill · 1065 yd
Threshing mill at Red HouseOld home or work place · 1105 yd
Vinquoy HillMountain / peak · 1246 yd
Stile on Vinquoy HillMountain or hill · 1287 yd
Vinquoy PlantationForest · 1532 yd
Eday, Carrick HouseLairds House (early 17th Century) · 1702 yd
Djubi GeoBay · 1.9 mi
Mu Geos and Castle Rock from the SeaCastle, fort or tower · 2.4 mi
Stennie HillMountain / peak · 2.4 mi
Langie GeosBay · 2.4 mi