Quoyness chambered cairn
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The Quoyness Chambered Cairn is located on the island of Sanday
in the Orkney islands. It is approximately 5,000 years old and is located on the shoreside.
The cairn is about 4 metres high, and can be accessed by crawling through the entrance passage, itself 9 metres long. Only half the entrance passage is roofed. A stone platform surrounds the cairn, and when originally built would have looked like Maeshowe
today. Bones from 10 adults and 5 children were removed. The property is now in the care of Historic Scotland
.
Sanday, Orkney
Sanday is one of the inhabited islands in the Orkney Islands, off the north coast of Scotland. With an area of , it is the third largest of the Orkney Islands. The main centres of population are Lady Village and Kettletoft. Sanday can be reached by Orkney Ferries or plane from Kirkwall on the...
in the Orkney islands. It is approximately 5,000 years old and is located on the shoreside.
The cairn is about 4 metres high, and can be accessed by crawling through the entrance passage, itself 9 metres long. Only half the entrance passage is roofed. A stone platform surrounds the cairn, and when originally built would have looked like Maeshowe
Maeshowe
Maeshowe is a Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave situated on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. The monuments around Maeshowe, including Skara Brae, were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999. It gives its name to the Maeshowe type of chambered cairn, which is limited to Orkney...
today. Bones from 10 adults and 5 children were removed. The property is now in the care of Historic Scotland
Historic Scotland
Historic Scotland is an executive agency of the Scottish Government, responsible for historic monuments in Scotland.-Role:As its website states:...
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