Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Rousay
Knowe of Yarso
Early Neolithic·Orcadian Neolithic·🇬🇧 Orkney, Rousay, United Kingdom
About
About Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Rousay
Rousay hillside cairn excavated by Callander & Grant 1934, yielding 29 individuals and Unstan Ware; managed by Historic Environment Scotland. Recorded context — Period: Early Neolithic; Culture: Orcadian Neolithic; Field status: excavated; Materials: flagstone; Condition: preserved.
Why it mattersKey Orcadian Neolithic megalithic with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction labor organization
- 02Trade network extent
Theories
- 01Seasonal gathering
- 02Defensive stronghold
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. 3350 BCE
- Period
- Early Neolithic
- Culture
- Orcadian Neolithic
- Purpose
- Stalled chambered cairn — collective inhumation
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1921
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 200 CE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Rousay
c. 3350 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Rousay
On the ground
Structures & features
59.1650° N · 3.0450° W · 92 m · 3 mapped features
- Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Rousay — Principal Standing Stonestanding stonestanding stone at Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Rousay — outlier feature59.1638° N · 3.0446° W
- Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Rousay — Northern Chamberchamberchamber at Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Rousay — subsidiary complex59.1660° N · 3.0457° W
- Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Rousay — Cairn Annex 3cairncairn at Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Rousay — outlier feature59.1664° N · 3.0466° W
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