Hypothetical59.0482° N · 3.0513° W · 637 m
Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 809
Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE)·Orcadian Neolithic·🇬🇧 Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom
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About Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 809
Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 809 in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic. Recorded context — Period: Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE); Culture: Orcadian Neolithic; Field status: partially excavated; Materials: stone, earth; Condition: ruins.
Why it mattersKey Orcadian Neolithic megalithic.
Open questions
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. 1967 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE)
- Culture
- Orcadian Neolithic
- Purpose
- Settlement
- Rediscovered
- 1959
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE)
Initial construction
On the ground
Structures & features
59.0482° N · 3.0513° W · 637 m · 4 mapped features
- Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 809 — Principal FeaturestructureKnowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 80959.0468° N · 3.0517° W
- Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 809 — Ancillary ComplexcomplexKnowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 80959.0500° N · 3.0529° W
- Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 809 — Outlier FeatureoutlierKnowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 80959.0493° N · 3.0521° W
- Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 809 — Reservoir/CisternhydraulicKnowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 80959.0497° N · 3.0519° W