Quoyness chambered cairn
Quoyness chambered cairn is a Neolithic burial monument located on the island of Sanday in Orkney, Scotland. Similar to Maeshowe in design, the tomb was probably built around 3000 BC.
- Cairn
- Description: chambered cairn located on Sanday in Orkney, Scotland
- Also known as“Augmond’s Howe”“Egmund’s Howe”“Els Ness”“Quoyness”“Quoyness Barrow”“Quoyness Brough”
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Sanday
Sanday is one of the Orkney Islands, northeast of Orkney Mainland.
Sanday Airport
Sanday Airport is located on Sanday, Orkney Islands, Scotland, 20 NM north‑northeast of Kirkwall.
1½ miles north of Quoyness chambered cairn
Villages in the Area
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Kettletoft
Kettletoft is a settlement on the island of Sanday in Orkney, Scotland.
Quoyness chambered cairn
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Latitude
59.22556° or 59° 13′ 32″ north
Longitude
-2.56827° or 2° 34′ 6″ west
Open location code
9CFV6CGJ+6M
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