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Onziebust is a Neolithic chambered cairn located on the island of Egilsay in Orkney, Scotland. The monument dates to the Neolithic period and represents the type of communal burial structure characteristic of early farming communities in the Orkney Islands. The site remains an important archaeological record of funerary practices and settlement patterns in prehistoric northern Scotland, contributing to understanding of the Neolithic occupation of the archipelago.
Onziebust, chambered cairn 440m SSE of, Egilsay is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3549. View the official record →
Onziebust is a Neolithic chambered cairn located on the island of Egilsay in Orkney, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3549.
Onziebust, chambered cairn 440m SSE of, Egilsay dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered cairn 440m sse of, egilsay. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Onziebust, chambered cairn 440m SSE of, Egilsay is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM3549.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Skirmie Clett, enclosures 740m SE of Onziebust, Wyre (2.4 km), St Mary's Chapel, Wyre (3.5 km), Cobbie Row's Castle (3.6 km).
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