Quoyness chambered cairn
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Quoyness chambered cairn is a Neolithic burial monument on the Orkney island of Sanday, notable for its well-preserved multi-chambered structure and archaeological significance.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Quoyness chambered cairn canonical | 1 |
| Tresness chambered cairn | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3551280 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Quoyness chambered cairn Context triple: [Sanday, hasSite, Quoyness chambered cairn]
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A.
Maeshowe
Maeshowe is a large Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave in Orkney, Scotland, renowned for its sophisticated construction, winter solstice alignment, and runic Viking graffiti.
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B.
Stenness
Stenness is a small village and parish on the Orkney Mainland in Scotland, known for its proximity to major Neolithic sites such as the Standing Stones of Stenness.
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C.
Machrie Moor stone circles
Machrie Moor stone circles are a group of prehistoric stone circles and standing stones on the Isle of Arran in Scotland, notable for their Bronze Age origins and dramatic moorland setting.
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D.
Cladh Hallan
Cladh Hallan is a Bronze Age archaeological site on the island of South Uist in Scotland, best known for its unique burials containing deliberately mummified human remains.
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E.
Callanish Stones
The Callanish Stones are a famous Neolithic stone circle and ritual site on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides, dating back to around 3000 BC.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Quoyness chambered cairn Target entity description: Quoyness chambered cairn is a Neolithic burial monument on the Orkney island of Sanday, notable for its well-preserved multi-chambered structure and archaeological significance.
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A.
Maeshowe
Maeshowe is a large Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave in Orkney, Scotland, renowned for its sophisticated construction, winter solstice alignment, and runic Viking graffiti.
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B.
Stenness
Stenness is a small village and parish on the Orkney Mainland in Scotland, known for its proximity to major Neolithic sites such as the Standing Stones of Stenness.
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C.
Machrie Moor stone circles
Machrie Moor stone circles are a group of prehistoric stone circles and standing stones on the Isle of Arran in Scotland, notable for their Bronze Age origins and dramatic moorland setting.
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D.
Cladh Hallan
Cladh Hallan is a Bronze Age archaeological site on the island of South Uist in Scotland, best known for its unique burials containing deliberately mummified human remains.
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E.
Callanish Stones
The Callanish Stones are a famous Neolithic stone circle and ritual site on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides, dating back to around 3000 BC.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neolithic chambered cairn
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burial monument ⓘ scheduled monument ⓘ |
| access | footpath ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Maeshowe-type chambered cairn ⓘ |
| category | prehistoric monument ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| culture |
Neolithic Britain
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surface form:
Neolithic Orkney culture
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| discoveredIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | James Farrer ⓘ |
| excavationStart | 1867 ⓘ |
| foundInExcavation |
animal bones
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human remains ⓘ pottery fragments ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | south-east facing entrance ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central chamber
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corbelled roof ⓘ entrance passage ⓘ outer cairn ⓘ side cells ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Scheduled Monument ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Orkney Islands ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Orkney Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Orkney
Sanday ⓘ Scotland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| managedBy | Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
archaeological significance
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well-preserved multi-chambered structure ⓘ |
| numberOfChambers | multiple ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf |
Orkney archaeological landscape
ⓘ
surface form:
Neolithic Orkney World Heritage context (wider cultural landscape)
|
| significantPeriod | Neolithic ⓘ |
| similarTo | Maeshowe ⓘ |
| situatedNear | Quoyness Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 4th millennium BC ⓘ |
| topographicalLocation | low coastal promontory ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burial
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ritual activity ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Quoyness chambered cairn Description of subject: Quoyness chambered cairn is a Neolithic burial monument on the Orkney island of Sanday, notable for its well-preserved multi-chambered structure and archaeological significance.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.