 One of a number of chambered tombs along the Heritage Trail on the isle of Eday, the most impressive is the Vinquoy Chambered Cairn, a restored Maeshowe-type tomb made from red Eday sandstone, for which the island is well known. It measures approximately 55 feet in diameter and a little over eight feet in height and has an entrance passage leading to a central chamber with four small side-cells.
This Neolithic chambered cairn on Vinquoy Hill commands supberb views across much of the Orkney archipelago.
About Vinquoy Chambered Cairn
Megalithic Portal: Vinquoy
The Modern Antiquarian: Vinquoy Chambered Tomb
Stone Pages: Vinquoy
Orkneyjar: Orkney's Chambered Cairns
Wikipedia: Chambered Cairn
Journey to Vinquoy 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 (HY56013809)
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 Vinquoy Chambered Cairn
Descriptive Sign for Heritage Walk Leading to the Vinquoy Chambered Cairn
Hiking Up to the Vinquoy Chambered Cairn
Vinquoy Chambered Cairn
Entrance to Vinquoy Chambered Cairn
Looking into the Entrance Passageway of the Vinquoy Chambered Cairn
Central Chamber of the Vinquoy Chambered Cairn
Ceiling of Central Chamber of the Vinquoy Chambered Cairn
Two of the Four Side Cells in the Vinquoy Chambered Cairn
Two of the Four Side Cells in the Vinquoy Chambered Cairn
Exit Passageway of the Vinquoy Chambered Cairn
Top of Vinquoy Chambered Cairn
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