Hypothetical59.0319° N · 3.0444° W · 622 m
Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 915
Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE)·Orcadian Neolithic·🇬🇧 Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom
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About Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 915
Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 915 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. 2984 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE)
- Culture
- Orcadian Neolithic
- Purpose
- Settlement
- Rediscovered
- 1927
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE)
Initial construction
On the ground
Structures & features
59.0319° N · 3.0444° W · 622 m · 4 mapped features
- Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 915 — Principal FeaturestructureKnowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 91559.0300° N · 3.0455° W
- Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 915 — Ancillary ComplexcomplexKnowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 91559.0332° N · 3.0442° W
- Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 915 — Outlier FeatureoutlierKnowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 91559.0325° N · 3.0432° W
- Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 915 — Reservoir/CisternhydraulicKnowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 91559.0335° N · 3.0425° W