General view of cairn.
A 77362
Description General view of cairn.
Date 1970
Collection Records of the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, England
Catalogue Number A 77362
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 337184, SC 2243793
Scope and Content Chambered cairn at Quoyness, Sanday, Orkney This chambered cairn is on the Els Ness peninsula on Sanday. The cairn stands on an artificial platform and three phases of the wall building can be seen. These are an inner cairn over the chamber, a revetment and the outer cairn casing. This is a view of the outside of the cairn showing its location on the peninsula. The cairn still stands almost to its original height. The site was poorly excavated during the 19th century. In the main chamber, four of the cells and the cist set into the floor contained burials. Other finds included stone and bone tools similar to those found at the Skara Brae settlement site. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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