What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Eday, Braeside 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
Braeside Chambered Cairn (Neolithic)Archaeological place · 8 yd
Braeside chambered tomb, EdayAncient tomb or cairn · 97 yd
South west slopes of Vinquoy HillMountain or hill · 578 yd
Vinquoy PlantationForest · 782 yd
Stile on Vinquoy HillMountain or hill · 908 yd
Vinquoy HillMountain / peak · 1032 yd
Eday, Carrick HouseLairds House (early 17th Century) · 1052 yd
Threshing mill at Red HouseOld home or work place · 1121 yd
Mu Geos and Castle Rock from the SeaCastle, fort or tower · 1.2 mi
Stennie HillMountain / peak · 1.3 mi
Djubi GeoBay · 1.9 mi
EdayIsland · 2.0 miOther information
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