
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Eday, Mill Loch as Burial Cairn(s) (neolithic), 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 part of a broader network of chambered tombs in Orkney, reflecting the region's significant role in Neolithic funerary and ceremonial practices.
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Places near here
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Stone of Setter, Isle of EdayStanding or carved stone · 168 yd
Hill of Bomo, EdayMountain or hill · 665 yd
South west slopes of Vinquoy HillMountain or hill · 1184 yd
A southbound lobster boat passes Mill Bay, EdayOld home or work place · 1406 yd
Vinquoy PlantationForest · 1424 yd
Mu Geos and Castle Rock from the SeaCastle, fort or tower · 1554 yd
Eday, Carrick HouseLairds House (early 17th Century) · 1610 yd
Stennie HillMountain / peak · 1618 yd
Vinquoy HillMountain / peak · 1687 yd
Djubi GeoBay · 2.0 miOther information
Photo: Lis Burke · CC BY-SA 2.0