Eday

Eday

This is reached via ferry to the village of Backaland towards the south of the island. Eday is in a central location among the northern isles of Orkney.

Eday Heritage and Visitor Centre

This centre is open during the summer months between May until the end of September from Mon-Sat from 9am to 5.30pm (Sun 10-4pm) and in the winter months Sundays only from 10-5pm. The centre is a good place to begin a trail of Eday and has displays, information and artefacts from Eday. It is located north from Backaland on the B9063 towards Millbounds. The Eady Heritage Walk is a good way to enjoy the historical and ecological features of the island and can be downloaded from www.visiteday.com

Image: Eday Heritage Centre image courtesy of Eday Heritage Centre Facebook page.

Stone of Setter

This weathered standing stone is about fifteen feet in height and seven feet wide. It is north from Mill Loch and along the Eday Heritage Walk. Along the walk you come to the Fold of Setter which is a low circular stone and earth bank dating from the Bronze Age. Further north on the walk towards Vinquoy Hill from the Fold of Setter is Braeside Chambered Cairn which is an open stalled cairn. Further north again is the Huntersquoy Chambered Cairn which is the remains of a two storey Orkney-Cromarty tomb. The lower chamber remains intact but is often waterlogged. The remains of the stones of the upper chamber can be seen.

Vinquoy Chambered Cairn

This is the best preserved tomb on the Eday Heritage Walk and north from the Huntersquoy site. An entrance passage leads to a central chamber with four side cells. The chamber is made from large sandstone blocks. The site is on Vinquoy Hill at the north end of Eday.