What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Eday, Sandyhill Smithy 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 represents a significant prehistoric funerary and ceremonial site, reflecting early communal burial practices in Orkney.
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Places near here
Eday, Eday ChurchChambered Cairn (neolithic) · 515 yd
Eday, St Mary's ChurchChurch (14th Century), Cross Slab (early Medieval) · 747 yd
Chapel HillMountain / peak · 1155 yd
Eday, London AirportAirport (20th Century) · 1194 yd
Flaughton HillMountain / peak · 1312 yd
Eday, Bay of LondonBurial Cairn (later Prehistoric) · 1614 yd
EdayIsland · 1719 yd
Backaland BayBay · 1.5 mi
Axna GeoBay · 2.0 mi
Mu Geos and Castle Rock from the SeaCastle, fort or tower · 2.2 mi
Agnes: Seal Skerry, Eday, Westray FirthSchooner (19th Century) · 2.3 mi
Hill of Bomo, EdayMountain or hill · 2.4 mi