 One of a number of chambered tombs along the Heritage Trail on the Isle of Eday, the Braeside Chambered Cairn is a stalled or Orkney-Cromarty type cairn, which, although open, has its inner layout intact. The chamber, aligned north-south, has been exposed by an unrecorded excavation. In the body of the cairn to the north of the main chamber, at the end opposite from the passage, the slight remains of what may have possibly been a second chamber can be detected.
About Braeside Chambered Cairn
Megalithic Portal: Braeside
The Modern Antiquarian: Braeside Chambered Tomb
Stone Pages: Braeside
Orkneyjar: Orkney's Chambered Cairns
Wikipedia: Chambered Cairn
Journey to Braeside Chambered Cairn
Eday is one of the North Isles of Orkney and may be visited by either ferry or by air from Kirkwall.
Ordnance Survey Map (HY56333757)
Visitors Information
Visitors information and general tourism information for Eday may be found on the Eday: The Heart of the North Isles website. General tourist information for Orkney as a whole may be found on the Visit Orkney website.
Additional Photos of Braeside Chambered Cairn
Sign for Braeside Chambered Cairn on Eday Heritage Walk
Approaching Braeside Chambered Cairn
Braeside Chambered Cairn
A Closer View of Braeside Chambered Cairn
Close-Up of Front of Major Alcove Stone in Braeside Chambered Cairn
Close-Up of Rear of Major Alcove Stone in Braeside Chambered Cairn
View of Alcove in Braeside Chambered Cairn
Close-Up of Alcove Stones in Braeside Chambered Cairn
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