Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 278
Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE)·Orcadian Neolithic·🇬🇧 Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom
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About Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 278
Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 278 in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic.
Why it mattersKey Orcadian Neolithic megalithic.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology
Theories
- 01Ritual model
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 1095 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE)
- Culture
- Orcadian Neolithic
- Purpose
- Settlement
- Rediscovered
- 1926
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE)
Initial construction
On the ground
Structures & features
59.0412° N · 3.0527° W · 1136 m · 3 mapped features
Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 278 — Principal Feature
structureKnowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 278 at Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 278
59.0415° N · 3.0512° WKnowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 278 — Ancillary Complex
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59.0405° N · 3.0531° WKnowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 278 — Outlier Feature
outlierKnowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 278 at Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 278
59.0419° N · 3.0541° W