Vinquoy Chambered Cairn

Vinquoy chambered cairn is a Neolithic chambered cairn located on the island of Eday in Orkney, Scotland [1]. The tomb probably dates to the early third millennium BC, and is similar in design to Maeshowe Neolithic tomb found on Mainland Orkney [1]. The monument was built on the highest point in the island, on Vinquoy Hill on the North side of Eday, overlooking Calf Sound [1]. The tomb is around 18 m in diameter with a height of 3 m, and was constructed with red sandstone [1]. It has a 5 m entrance passage leading to a central chamber with four small side-cells [1]. The chambered cairn is partly below ground, carved into the hill [1]. The central chamber originally had a corbelled roof [1]. The tomb was first excavated in 1857 by antiquarian James Farrer and landowner Robert Fraser Hebden, who dug into the chamber through the top of the mound [1].