Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 359
Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE)·Orcadian Neolithic·🇬🇧 Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom
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About Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 359
Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 359 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. 3935 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE)
- Culture
- Orcadian Neolithic
- Purpose
- Settlement
- Rediscovered
- 1966
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE)
Initial construction
On the ground
Structures & features
59.0639° N · 3.0622° W · 233 m · 4 mapped features
Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 359 — Principal Feature
structureKnowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 359 at Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 359
59.0633° N · 3.0609° WKnowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 359 — Ancillary Complex
complexKnowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 359 at Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 359
59.0659° N · 3.0605° WKnowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 359 — Outlier Feature
outlierKnowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 359 at Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 359
59.0639° N · 3.0628° WKnowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 359 — Reservoir/Cistern
hydraulicKnowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 359 at Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 359
59.0632° N · 3.0616° W