Ness of Brodgar — Structure 14 Annex
Ness of Brodgar Walled Complex
Late Neolithic (3200–2300 BCE)·Grooved Ware·🇬🇧 Orkney, Mainland, Stenness, between Ring of Brodgar and Stenness, United Kingdom
About
About Ness of Brodgar — Structure 14 Annex
Major Ness excavated by Card 2004–, Grooved Ware centre linking Stones of Stenness and Ring of Brodgar.
Why it mattersKey Grooved Ware megalithic with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Trade network extent
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Elite residence
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. 3200 BCE; Structure 10 c.3000 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic (3200–2300 BCE)
- Culture
- Grooved Ware
- Purpose
- Temple complex with 20 m Structure 10 — largest Neolithic building in Britain
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1895
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 3200 BCE; Structure 10 c.3000 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Ness of Brodgar — Structure 14 Annex
c. 1200 BCE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Ness of Brodgar — Structure 14 Annex
On the ground
Structures & features
59.0000° N · 3.2150° W · 8 m · 4 mapped features
Ness of Brodgar — Structure 14 Annex — Principal Standing Stone
standing stonestanding stone at Ness of Brodgar — Structure 14 Annex — primary structure
59.0014° N · 3.2151° WNess of Brodgar — Structure 14 Annex — Chamber Annex 2
chamberchamber at Ness of Brodgar — Structure 14 Annex — hydraulic feature
58.9999° N · 3.2162° WNess of Brodgar — Structure 14 Annex — Southern Cairn
cairncairn at Ness of Brodgar — Structure 14 Annex — subsidiary complex
59.0001° N · 3.2153° WNess of Brodgar — Structure 14 Annex — Eastern Standing Stone
standing stonestanding stone at Ness of Brodgar — Structure 14 Annex — hydraulic feature
58.9986° N · 3.2162° W