
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Eday, Eday Church 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 communal burial monument, significant for understanding prehistoric funerary practices in Orkney.
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Places near here
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Chapel HillMountain / peak · 1637 yd
Flaughton HillMountain / peak · 1707 yd
Backaland BayBay · 1.8 mi
Axna GeoBay · 1.9 mi
Eday, Fers NessHouse (later Prehistoric)(possible) · 2.0 mi
Mu Geos and Castle Rock from the SeaCastle, fort or tower · 2.0 mi
Mill LochPeat Cutting (post Medieval) · 2.0 mi
Hill of Bomo, EdayMountain or hill · 2.2 miOther information
Photo: Lis Burke · CC BY-SA 2.0