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.
- Archaeological site
- 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”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sanday and Sanday Airport.
Sanday
Sanday is one of the Orkney Islands, northeast of Orkney Mainland.
Sanday Airport
Aerodrome
Sanday Airport is located on Sanday, Orkney Islands, Scotland, 20 NM north‑northeast of Kirkwall. Sanday Airport is situated 1½ miles north of Quoyness chambered cairn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kettletoft and Whitehall.
Kettletoft
Village
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
-2.56836° or 2° 34′ 6″ west
Open location code
9CFV6CGJ+6M
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OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
“Quoyness chambered cairn” goes by many names.
- German: “Quoyness”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Holm of Elsness and Sanday Post Office.
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