<< Our Photo Pages >> Vinquoy - Chambered Cairn in Scotland in Orkney
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: VinquoyCountry: Scotland County: Orkney Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Eday (Island)
Map Ref: HY56013809 Landranger Map Number: 5
Latitude: 59.227119N Longitude: 2.772498W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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drolaf visited on 21st Jun 2022 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 2 a prominent position on the hill with a superb views over the islands, and it lines up with the Setter stone and Mill loch cairn down the hill. it was very damp and there was a fine mist or dust in the chambers. The corbelled side cells are quite large compared to Wideford and Cuween. One side cell had water in.
DrewParsons jeffrep have visited here
This Neolithic chambered cairn on Vinquoy Hill commands superb views across much of the Orkney archipelago.
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