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<< Our Photo Pages >> Huntersquoy - Chambered Cairn in Scotland in Orkney

Submitted by Anonymous on Thursday, 15 February 2001  Page Views: 7528

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Huntersquoy
Country: Scotland County: Orkney Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Eday Island  Nearest Village: Mill Loch
Map Ref: HY56263773  Landranger Map Number: 5
Latitude: 59.223913N  Longitude: 2.768046W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 2 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
 5

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Huntersquoy Chambered Cairn
Huntersquoy Chambered Cairn submitted by shogbits : Huntersquoy Chambered Cairn. Apparently this is a two storey construction. I would have liked to have gone inside but the entrance was tiny and full of water at the time. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Chambered Cairn in Orkney

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One of a number of chambered tombs along the Heritage Trail on the North Orkney isle of Eday, the Huntersquoy Chambered Cairn is unusual in that it has two storeys or levels, much like Taversoe Tuick on the Orkney isle of Rousay. Little remains of the upper chamber. The lower chamber is intact, but unfortunately water-logged and therefore not accessible.
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Huntersquoy submitted by jeffrep : Looking into the Lower Chamber Entrance to Huntersquoy Chambered Cairn, Eday, Orkney, Scotland (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Huntersquoy submitted by DrewParsons : It had been raining hard when I reached the cairn and the entrance was well and truely flooded. As I was at the start of a long day I decided not to get soaked and to save its exploration for another day!! September 2010. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Huntersquoy submitted by DrewParsons : The destroyed upper level chamber and the lower level entrance in the foreground. September 2010. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Huntersquoy submitted by DrewParsons : The mound. September 2010. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Huntersquoy submitted by jeffrep : Sign for Huntersquoy Chambered Cairn on the Heritage Trail on the isle of Eday, Orkney, Scotland. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Huntersquoy submitted by jeffrep : Remains of Upper Chamber of the Huntersquoy Chambered Cairn, Eday, Orkney, Scotland

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Huntersquoy submitted by jeffrep : Upper and Lower Chambers of the Huntersquoy Chambered Cairn, Eday, Orkney, Scotland

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Huntersquoy submitted by jeffrep : Entrance to the Lower Chamber of the Huntersquoy Chambered Cairn, Eday, Orkney, Scotland

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 6.0km ESE 120° Hacksness (Sanday) Artificial Mound (HY61403464)
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 8.8km S 175° Green (Eday)* Ancient Village or Settlement (HY5697128987)
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 9.7km ENE 69° Marygarth Manse Broch or Nuraghe (HY654412)
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Re: Huntersquoy by AKFisher on Wednesday, 10 April 2024
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Additional links:
1. archaeologyorkney.com/tombs-of-the-isles/eday/huntersquoy-eday/
2. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntersquoy_chambered_cairn
3. canmore.org.uk/site/3142/eday-huntersquoy
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Re: Huntersquoy by jeffrep on Monday, 02 August 2010
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Condition: 2
Ambience: 3
Access: 2
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Re: Huntersquoy by jeffrep on Monday, 02 August 2010
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One of a number of chambered tombs along the Heritage Trail on the North Orkney isle of Eday, the Huntersquoy Chambered Cairn is unusual in that it has two storeys or levels, much like Taversoe Tuick on the Orkney isle of Rousay.

Little remains of the upper chamber. The lower chamber is intact, but unfortunately water-logged and therefore not accessible.
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