Museums & Galleries · Orkney
Tomb of the Eagles Visitor's Centre
📍 KW17 2RW
Photo: tomboftheeagles.co.uk
- Handle original Stone Age and Bronze Age artefacts
- Visit the Neolithic Isbister Chambered Cairn tomb
- Walk about a mile to the tomb via a Bronze Age site
- See displays and talks on Stone Age and Bronze Age life
- Browse the Gift Shop
Perched above the South Ronaldsay cliffs in the Orkney Islands, the Tomb of the Eagles is a community-owned Neolithic chambered cairn discovered by chance in the 1950s, alongside a Bronze Age site nearby. At the refurbished Visitor Centre you can handle original artefacts found during excavations, hear talks exploring unanswered questions about the Stone Age and Bronze Age people who once lived here, and browse the Gift Shop. A roughly one-mile walk across maritime heath and grassland leads from the Centre, past the Bronze Age site, to the tomb itself. It suits anyone curious about archaeology and Orkney's ancient history. Site opens seven days a week from 10am, with no online booking, making it a worthwhile addition to a stay exploring the islands' museums and galleries.
Practical details
- Open
- Open 7 days from 10am, closing for the season after 18 October
- Booking
- No online booking available
- Time needed
- Last entry 3.30pm, site and car park close at 5pm
From the attraction's own website on 17 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Gift Shop
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