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Sandhill is a Neolithic chambered cairn located approximately 300 metres west of Eday in Orkney, Scotland, dating to the fourth millennium BC. The monument consists of a cairn structure containing internal stone chambers, typical of the Orkney-Mainland tradition of megalithic burial architecture that flourished during the early Neolithic period. Such chambered cairns served as communal burial monuments and represent significant investments in labour and organisation by prehistoric farming communities. The site contributes to our understanding of Neolithic settlement patterns and funerary practices in the Northern Isles, where chambered cairns form a distinctive regional group within the broader tradition of megalithic monument construction across Neolithic Britain and Ireland.
Sandhill, chambered cairn 300m W of, Eday is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3535. View the official record →
Sandhill is a Neolithic chambered cairn located approximately 300 metres west of Eday in Orkney, Scotland, dating to the fourth millennium BC. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3535.
Sandhill, chambered cairn 300m W of, Eday dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered cairn 300m w of, eday. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Sandhill, chambered cairn 300m W of, Eday 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 SM3535.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Burn of Mussetter,standing stone on E side of (0.5 km), Sandhill, burnt mound 200m SE of (0.5 km), Eday Church Hall, chambered cairn 260m WNW of (0.5 km).
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