Lady Eliza D'Oyly Burroughs

Lady Eliza D'Oyly Traill-Burroughs (née Geddes, 9 May 1849 – 1 February 1908) was a British archaeologist.

[3] Eliza was the daughter of Colonel William Geddes of the Bengal Horse Artillery and his wife Emma.

[4] Eliza's interest in art, politics, and charity meant she was strongly involved in life on Orkney.

[1] In 1893, work began building their home, Trumland House, which is where the Taversoe Tuick Chambered Cairn was discovered in 1898.

[5] Eliza wrote a report on Taversoe Tuick, which provides a detailed chronological overview of the events leading up to the discovery and the excavation of the cairn, accompanied by sketches, plans, and measurements.

The Taversöe Tuick Chambered Cairn which Lady Burroughs excavated and described
Memorial stone in Kirkwall Cathedral