Although things might be a little different on your visit, you can still enjoy exploring Quoyness Chambered Cairn.
Find out more about this historic place below.
Journey inside
Explore Quoyness Chambered Cairn with our short video tour.
Pass through the 9-metre-long entrance passageway into the 5,000-year-old cairn. Pause the video to learn more about this incredible Neolithic tomb.
Explore the history
Quoyness Chambered Cairn was in use from about 3000 to 2500 BC.
It’s a fine example of a Neolithic chambered tomb. It was once a tomb for the dead but its form bears some resemblance to the houses of the living. Perhaps this reflects Neolithic beliefs in the afterlife.
It also contains rare examples of Neolithic scratch art.
The presence of this art reinforces the connection between these tombs and houses like those at Skara Brae, where similar carvings are found.