Isbister Chambered Cairn
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Isbister Chambered Cairn is a Neolithic burial monument on South Ronaldsay in Orkney, Scotland, notable for its well-preserved stone chambers and archaeological finds.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Isbister Chambered Cairn canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9545883 — 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: Isbister Chambered Cairn Context triple: [South Ronaldsay, contains, Isbister Chambered Cairn]
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Carinish chambered cairn
Carinish chambered cairn is a Neolithic burial monument on North Uist in Scotland, notable for its well-preserved chambered structure and archaeological significance.
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B.
Blackhammer Chambered Cairn
Blackhammer Chambered Cairn is a Neolithic stone burial monument on the Orkney island of Rousay in Scotland, noted for its well-preserved chambered tomb structure.
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C.
Vinquoy chambered cairn
Vinquoy chambered cairn is a Neolithic burial monument on the Orkney island of Eday, notable for its well-preserved chambered structure and prominent hilltop location overlooking the surrounding sea.
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D.
Ráth Cairn
Ráth Cairn is a small Irish-speaking (Gaeltacht) village in County Meath, Ireland, known for its strong preservation of traditional Irish language and culture.
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E.
Quoyness chambered cairn
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.
- 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: Isbister Chambered Cairn Target entity description: Isbister Chambered Cairn is a Neolithic burial monument on South Ronaldsay in Orkney, Scotland, notable for its well-preserved stone chambers and archaeological finds.
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A.
Carinish chambered cairn
Carinish chambered cairn is a Neolithic burial monument on North Uist in Scotland, notable for its well-preserved chambered structure and archaeological significance.
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B.
Blackhammer Chambered Cairn
Blackhammer Chambered Cairn is a Neolithic stone burial monument on the Orkney island of Rousay in Scotland, noted for its well-preserved chambered tomb structure.
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C.
Vinquoy chambered cairn
Vinquoy chambered cairn is a Neolithic burial monument on the Orkney island of Eday, notable for its well-preserved chambered structure and prominent hilltop location overlooking the surrounding sea.
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D.
Ráth Cairn
Ráth Cairn is a small Irish-speaking (Gaeltacht) village in County Meath, Ireland, known for its strong preservation of traditional Irish language and culture.
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E.
Quoyness chambered cairn
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neolithic chambered cairn
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burial monument ⓘ |
| access |
guided tour
ⓘ
low tunnel entered by trolley or crawling ⓘ |
| associatedWith | ritual use of sea eagles ⓘ |
| category | Prehistoric Orkney monument ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Ronald Simison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1958 ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionDate | 3rd millennium BC ⓘ |
| excavationStartYear | 1970s ⓘ |
| function | communal burial site ⓘ |
| governingBody | Historic Environment Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Tomb of the Eagles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFind |
animal bones
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human remains ⓘ pottery fragments ⓘ sea eagle bones ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalFeature |
central chamber
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corbelled roof ⓘ side cells ⓘ stone passage ⓘ stone-built cairn ⓘ |
| hasMaterial | local flagstone ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCentre | Tomb of the Eagles visitor centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Scheduled Monument ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Orkney
NERFINISHED
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Scotland ⓘ South Ronaldsay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedAs | tourist attraction ⓘ |
| near | village of Burwick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with white-tailed sea eagles
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large quantity of human skeletal material ⓘ well-preserved stone chambers ⓘ |
| orientation | roughly east–west ⓘ |
| overlooks | North Sea cliffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Neolithic archaeology of Scotland
NERFINISHED
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Orkney Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Neolithic ⓘ |
| region | Northern Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | important Neolithic funerary site in Orkney ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burial
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ritual activity ⓘ |
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Subject: Isbister Chambered Cairn Description of subject: Isbister Chambered Cairn is a Neolithic burial monument on South Ronaldsay in Orkney, Scotland, notable for its well-preserved stone chambers and archaeological finds.
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