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The Manse, chambered cairn and church is a Neolithic monument located on the island of Eday in Orkney, Scotland. The site comprises a chambered cairn of Neolithic date, representing one of the numerous megalithic funerary structures characteristic of the Orkney islands during the fourth and third millennia BCE, alongside a later ecclesiastical building. The cairn itself consists of a substantial stone-built chamber incorporated within a cairn mound, typical of the Orkney-Cromarty tradition of chambered tombs. The juxtaposition of Neolithic funerary architecture with a later church structure on the same site reflects the continuity of significant places across millennia, with the ecclesiastical building likely representing medieval or later use of this historically important location.
The Manse, chambered cairn and church 330m WNW of, Eday is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1252. View the official record →
The Manse, chambered cairn and church is a Neolithic monument located on the island of Eday in Orkney, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1252.
The Manse, chambered cairn and church 330m WNW of, Eday dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered cairn and church 330m wnw of, eday. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
The Manse, chambered cairn and church 330m WNW 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 SM1252.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Sandhill, chambered cairn 300m W of, Eday (0.6 km), Burn of Mussetter,standing stone on E side of (0.7 km), Sandhill, burnt mound 200m SE of (0.8 km).
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