Quoyness from the SE.
The striking appearance of the cairn is artificial, it was left in this state
after excavation so that its normally concealed structural
components would be
visible to the modern visitor. The cairn core, which contains the chamber
structure, is the drum-shaped
central mass that protrudes through the top of the cairn. The surrounding
stonework is a combination of the primary and secondary
casings, the "V" shaped cut through them is modern, originally this did not
exist, the passage extending to within 2 metres of the outer
stonework seen above.
The above components are not the end of the cairn structure, the path above cuts
through the platform which rises on either side and
surrounds the exposed stonework, this grassed over feature is huge, more than twice the
diameter of the casing in places.