Hill of Caldback Chambered Cairn — Southern Extension

Why it mattersKey megalithic for Orkney, Scotland, illustrating Orcadian Neolithic construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.

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Built

c. 3100 BCE

Period

Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE)

Culture

Orcadian Neolithic

Purpose

Collective burial and territorial marker for agro-pastoral community

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 3100 BCE

   Initial construction of Hill of Caldback Chambered Cairn — Southern Extension main structure

2. c. 1066 CE

   Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Hill of Caldback Chambered Cairn — Southern Extension

3. 1999–2019

   Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Hill of Caldback Chambered Cairn — Southern Extension) with geophysical prospection

• Hill of Caldback Chambered Cairn — Southern Extension — Main Megalithic Feature

  cairn

  Primary cairn at Hill of Caldback Chambered Cairn — Southern Extension — platform mound with stratified deposits

  59.1070° N · 2.9519° W

• Hill of Caldback Chambered Cairn — Southern Extension — Secondary Enclosure

  plaza

  Ancillary plaza at Hill of Caldback Chambered Cairn — Southern Extension — burial gallery with stratified deposits

  59.1079° N · 2.9535° W

• Hill of Caldback Chambered Cairn — Southern Extension — Outlier Rock Art Panel

  reservoir

  Outlier reservoir panel linked to Hill of Caldback Chambered Cairn — Southern Extension ceremonial landscape

  59.1106° N · 2.9538° W