Huntersquoy Chambered Cairn — Northern Annex

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. 2800 BCE

Period

Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE)

Culture

Orcadian Neolithic

Purpose

Collective burial and territorial marker for agro-pastoral community

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 2800 BCE

   Initial construction of Huntersquoy Chambered Cairn — Northern Annex main structure

2. c. 1063 BCE

   Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Huntersquoy Chambered Cairn — Northern Annex

3. 19th–20th century

   Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Huntersquoy Chambered Cairn — Northern Annex) with geophysical prospection

• Huntersquoy Chambered Cairn — Northern Annex — Main Megalithic Feature

  reservoir

  Primary reservoir at Huntersquoy Chambered Cairn — Northern Annex — central chambered cairn with stratified deposits

  59.1953° N · 2.9363° W

• Huntersquoy Chambered Cairn — Northern Annex — Secondary Enclosure

  mound

  Ancillary mound at Huntersquoy Chambered Cairn — Northern Annex — rock-cut facade with stratified deposits

  59.1928° N · 2.9338° W

• Huntersquoy Chambered Cairn — Northern Annex — Outlier Rock Art Panel

  dromos

  Outlier dromos panel linked to Huntersquoy Chambered Cairn — Northern Annex ceremonial landscape

  59.1935° N · 2.9349° W

• Huntersquoy Chambered Cairn — Northern Annex — Hydraulic/Cistern Annex

  structure

  Hydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir at Huntersquoy Chambered Cairn — Northern Annex with plastered basin

  59.1938° N · 2.9336° W