Taversoe Tuick Two Storey Annex — Southern Extension
Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE)·Orcadian Neolithic·🇬🇧 Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom
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About Taversoe Tuick Two Storey Annex — Southern Extension
Taversoe Tuick Two Storey Annex — Southern Extension 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 citadel 11 × 2 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 59.0827N -2.8000E 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
- 01Nature of burial rites and population
- 02Landscape function
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 — Southern Extension main structure
c. 843 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Taversoe Tuick Two Storey Annex — Southern Extension
19th–20th century
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Taversoe Tuick Two Storey Annex — Southern Extension) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
59.0827° N · 2.8000° W · 18 m · 3 mapped features
Taversoe Tuick Two Storey Annex — Southern Extension — Main Megalithic Feature
enclosurePrimary enclosure at Taversoe Tuick Two Storey Annex — Southern Extension — platform mound with stratified deposits
59.0823° N · 2.7990° WTaversoe Tuick Two Storey Annex — Southern Extension — Secondary Enclosure
rock artAncillary rock art at Taversoe Tuick Two Storey Annex — Southern Extension — central chambered cairn with stratified deposits
59.0812° N · 2.8001° WTaversoe Tuick Two Storey Annex — Southern Extension — Outlier Rock Art Panel
hydraulicOutlier hydraulic panel linked to Taversoe Tuick Two Storey Annex — Southern Extension ceremonial landscape
59.0807° N · 2.8008° W