Verified59.0667° N · 3.0392° W · 779 m
Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 509
Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE)·Orcadian Neolithic·🇬🇧 Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom
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About Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 509
Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 509 in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic.
Why it mattersKey Orcadian Neolithic megalithic.
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology
Theories
- 01Ritual model
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. 3886 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE)
- Culture
- Orcadian Neolithic
- Purpose
- Settlement
- Rediscovered
- 1960
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE)
Initial construction
On the ground
Structures & features
59.0667° N · 3.0392° W · 779 m · 3 mapped features
Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 509 — Principal Feature
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59.0674° N · 3.0397° WKnowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 509 — Ancillary Complex
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59.0664° N · 3.0397° WKnowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 509 — Outlier Feature
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59.0687° N · 3.0404° W