Hill of Caldback Chambered Cairn — Western Terrace

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 — Western Terrace main structure

2. c. 1331 BCE

   Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Hill of Caldback Chambered Cairn — Western Terrace

3. 1981–2017

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

• Hill of Caldback Chambered Cairn — Western Terrace — Main Megalithic Feature

  reservoir

  Primary reservoir at Hill of Caldback Chambered Cairn — Western Terrace — rock-cut facade with stratified deposits

  59.1138° N · 2.9418° W

• Hill of Caldback Chambered Cairn — Western Terrace — Secondary Enclosure

  mound

  Ancillary mound at Hill of Caldback Chambered Cairn — Western Terrace — rock-cut facade with stratified deposits

  59.1141° N · 2.9389° W

• Hill of Caldback Chambered Cairn — Western Terrace — Outlier Rock Art Panel

  dromos

  Outlier dromos panel linked to Hill of Caldback Chambered Cairn — Western Terrace ceremonial landscape

  59.1113° N · 2.9396° W

• Hill of Caldback Chambered Cairn — Western Terrace — Hydraulic/Cistern Annex

  structure

  Hydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir at Hill of Caldback Chambered Cairn — Western Terrace with plastered basin

  59.1116° N · 2.9397° W