Hypothetical59.0332° N · 3.0523° W · 1167 m
Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 855
Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE)·Orcadian Neolithic·🇬🇧 Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom
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About Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 855
Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 855 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. 1287 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE)
- Culture
- Orcadian Neolithic
- Purpose
- Settlement
- Rediscovered
- 1955
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE)
Initial construction
On the ground
Structures & features
59.0332° N · 3.0523° W · 1167 m · 4 mapped features
- Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 855 — Principal FeaturestructureKnowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 85559.0318° N · 3.0523° W
- Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 855 — Ancillary ComplexcomplexKnowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 85559.0337° N · 3.0529° W
- Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 855 — Outlier FeatureoutlierKnowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 85559.0330° N · 3.0507° W
- Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 855 — Reservoir/CisternhydraulicKnowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 85559.0316° N · 3.0514° W