Quoyness Chambered Cairn

Quoyness Chambered Cairn
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Quoyness Chambered Cairn is a Neolithic burial monument on the island of Sanday in Orkney, Scotland. Similar to Maeshowe in design, the tomb was probably built around 3000 BC[1]. The skeletal remains of several people were uncovered during an excavation in 1867[1]. The monument was partially restored and reconstructed after a second excavation in the early 1950s to display the different original stages of construction[1]. The site is now in the care of Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument[1].

TypeCairn
Period4500 - 3000 BC
CountryScotland
Coordinates59.2257° N, 2.5683° W

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