Tomb of the Eagles
The Tomb of the Eagles, or Isbister Chambered Cairn, is a Neolithic chambered tomb located on a cliff edge at Isbister on South Ronaldsay in Orkney, Scotland.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Grassland
- Description: neolithic chambered tomb in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Tomb of the Eagles/Isbister Chambered Tomb”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include South Ronaldsay and Liddle Burnt Mound.
South Ronaldsay
Photo: Nachosan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Ronaldsay is the most southerly of the Orkney Islands, with its main settlement at St Margaret's Hope, and a population in 2011 of 909. Burray just north has always been joined by a sandy spit to South Ronaldsay.
Liddle Burnt Mound
Archaeological site
Liddle Burnt Mound is a Bronze Age site on the island of South Ronaldsay, Orkney. The site consists of the remains of a building and a mound that surrounds it on three sides. Liddle Burnt Mound is situated 2,300 feet southwest of Tomb of the Eagles.
Cairns O‘ The Bu
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cairns O‘ The Bu is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 miles northwest of Tomb of the Eagles.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brough Ness and Sandwick.
Brough Ness
Locality
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brough Ness is a locality, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Tomb of the Eagles.
Sandwick
Locality
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sandwick is a parish on the west coast of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, 4 miles north of Stromness. The parish's name derives from the Old Norse Sandvík meaning "Sand Bay". Sandwick is situated 3½ miles northwest of Tomb of the Eagles.
Grim Ness
Locality
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grimness is a cliff-girt headland on the island of South Ronaldsay, in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland. It is located between Honeysgeo and Skipi Geo and rises to a height of 34 metres above sea level. Grim Ness is situated 5 miles north of Tomb of the Eagles.
Tomb of the Eagles
- Categories: chambered cairn, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.74496° or 58° 44′ 42″ northLongitude
-2.91688° or 2° 55′ 1″ westOpen location code
9CCVP3VM+X6OpenStreetMap ID
way 779336173OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=embankmentOpenStreetMap feature
natural=grasslandWikidata ID
Q1543831
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Tomb of the Eagles” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Tomba de les Àguiles”
- Dutch: “Isbister Chambered Cairn”
- Esperanto: “Kairno de Isbister”
- German: “Isbister Cairn”
- Greek: “Τάφος των Αετών”
- Japanese: “タカの墓”
- Portuguese: “Tumba das Águias”
- Russian: “Гробница орлов”
- Spanish: “Tumba de las Águilas”
- Welsh: “Bedd yr Eryrod”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Trena Loch and Gairy Lochs.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Ronnie and Morgan Simison Memorial and South Ronaldsay East Coast Walk Inland Route.
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