Recent incised stone "rock art" discovery during a visit to Egilsays Onziebist chambered cairn. Positioned on the edge of a rocky ridge on the southern tip of Egilsay the cairn measures 20m by 17m by 1.8m tall. Towards the northern end a stretch of wall has been exposed, 2.6m long and running north-south. If, as has been suggested, Onziebist was a Maeshowe-type tomb, it should have had side cells branching off from a rectangular or square central chamber. Photos by Sigurd Towrie.
Published on June 10, 2023 08:07
