Taversoe Tuick Two Storey Annex — Northern Annex
Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE)·Orcadian Neolithic·🇬🇧 Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom
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About Taversoe Tuick Two Storey Annex — Northern Annex
Taversoe Tuick Two Storey Annex — Northern Annex in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic attributed to Orcadian Neolithic. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal chamber 4 × 4 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 59.0678N -2.7966E controls access to Orkney, Scotland resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey megalithic for Orkney, Scotland, illustrating Orcadian Neolithic construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ancestral burial reuse over centuries
- 02Astronomical alignment hypothesis
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. 2700 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE)
- Culture
- Orcadian Neolithic
- Purpose
- Collective burial and territorial marker for agro-pastoral community
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 2700 BCE
Initial construction of Taversoe Tuick Two Storey Annex — Northern Annex main structure
c. 1058 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Taversoe Tuick Two Storey Annex — Northern Annex
2000–2016
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Taversoe Tuick Two Storey Annex — Northern Annex) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
59.0678° N · 2.7966° W · 43 m · 4 mapped features
Taversoe Tuick Two Storey Annex — Northern Annex — Main Megalithic Feature
structurePrimary structure at Taversoe Tuick Two Storey Annex — Northern Annex — burial gallery with stratified deposits
59.0667° N · 2.7950° WTaversoe Tuick Two Storey Annex — Northern Annex — Secondary Enclosure
enclosureAncillary enclosure at Taversoe Tuick Two Storey Annex — Northern Annex — central chambered cairn with stratified deposits
59.0695° N · 2.7948° WTaversoe Tuick Two Storey Annex — Northern Annex — Outlier Rock Art Panel
rock artOutlier rock_art panel linked to Taversoe Tuick Two Storey Annex — Northern Annex ceremonial landscape
59.0683° N · 2.7980° WTaversoe Tuick Two Storey Annex — Northern Annex — Hydraulic/Cistern Annex
hydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir at Taversoe Tuick Two Storey Annex — Northern Annex with plastered basin
59.0660° N · 2.7972° W