Quoyness
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Title
Quoyness
Description
Quoyness chambered cairn is to be found on the Elsness peninsula and is approximately 5000 years old. The cairn is four metres high and has six chambers.
The remains of 10 adults and five children were found in the tomb along with two curiously sculptured stone objects and a whale bone pin.
Source
sanday
Contributor
eulac3d
Type
Site
Identifier
659
Date Submitted
14/12/2021
Extent
cm x cm x cm
Spatial Coverage
current,59.2254884,-2.5682453;
Europeana
Europeana Data Provider
Quoyness
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Wiki
https://www.cupidoeu.org/wiki/index.php/Quoyness
Institutional nature
Archaeological
Prim Media
1218
Condition
1
Citation
“Quoyness,” CUPIDO, accessed July 9, 2025, https://www.cupidoeu.org/omeka/items/show/1220.
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