Tomb of the Eagles

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The Tomb of the Eagles is a Neolithic chambered cairn and archaeological site in Orkney, Scotland, renowned for its well-preserved human remains and sea eagle talons.

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Tomb of the Eagles canonical 2
Tomb of the Eagles visitor centre 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Neolithic chambered cairn
archaeological site
associatedWith ritual burial practices
sea eagle symbolism
contains animal bones
human remains
pottery fragments
sea eagle talons
stone tools
country United Kingdom
discoveredBy Ronald Simison
discoveryDate 1958
estimatedConstructionDate circa 3000 BCE
excavationStartDate 1970s
governingBody Historic Environment Scotland
hasAccessMethod low entrance crawl
wheeled trolley for visitors
hasAlternativeName Isbister Chambered Cairn
Isbister Tomb
linked to: Bosiliack Barrow
hasArchitecturalFeature corbelled roof
long entrance passage
side chambers
stone-built cairn
hasNearbySite Bronze Age building at Isbister
hasResearchTopic human–animal relationships in prehistory
mortuary practices in Neolithic Orkney
hasTouristFacility guided tours
interpretive displays
on-site museum exhibits
heritageDesignation Scheduled Monument
locatedIn Orkney
linked to: Orkney Islands

Scotland
United Kingdom
locatedOn South Ronaldsay
managedBy private visitor centre
namedAfter white-tailed sea eagle
linked to: white-tailed eagle
numberOfHumanRemains over 300 individuals
openToPublic true
overlooks Bay of Isbister
North Sea cliffs
partOf Neolithic Orkney archaeological landscape
Orkney Islands
period Neolithic
region Northern Isles
usedUntil circa 1600 BCE

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South Ronaldsay contains Tomb of the Eagles
Isbister Chambered Cairn hasAlternativeName Tomb of the Eagles
Isbister Chambered Cairn hasVisitorCentre Tomb of the Eagles visitor centre
linked to: Tomb of the Eagles