The huge chambered Quoyness cairn on Sanday, Orkney is 5000 years old, built of drystone construction,has a central chamber with six cells off of it.

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Quoyness is a chambered cairn located on Sanday Island in the Orkney Islands of Scotland. It is a drystone structure that is thought to date from the 3rd millenium It is open to the public, and it has 6 side chambers coming off a central one.

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Location: Unnamed Road, Orkney KW17 2BL, UK
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