Verified59.0508° N · 3.0622° W · 985 m
Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 979
Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE)·Orcadian Neolithic·🇬🇧 Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom
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About Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 979
Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 979 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. 2477 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE)
- Culture
- Orcadian Neolithic
- Purpose
- Settlement
- Rediscovered
- 1937
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE)
Initial construction
On the ground
Structures & features
59.0508° N · 3.0622° W · 985 m · 4 mapped features
Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 979 — Principal Feature
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59.0491° N · 3.0602° WKnowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 979 — Ancillary Complex
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59.0494° N · 3.0617° WKnowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 979 — Outlier Feature
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59.0521° N · 3.0617° WKnowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 979 — Reservoir/Cistern
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59.0513° N · 3.0614° W