Ness of Brodgar — Structure 14 Annex
Ness of Brodgar Walled Complex
Late Neolithic (3200–2300 BCE)·Grooved Ware·🇬🇧 Orkney, Mainland, Stenness, between Ring of Brodgar and Stenness, United Kingdom
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About
About Ness of Brodgar — Structure 14 Annex
Major Ness excavated by Card 2004–, Grooved Ware centre linking Stones of Stenness and Ring of Brodgar. Recorded context — Period: Late Neolithic (3200–2300 BCE); Culture: Grooved Ware; Field status: excavated; Materials: flagstone, clay, ash; Condition: ruins — roofed.
Why it mattersKey Grooved Ware megalithic with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Trade network extent
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Elite residence
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. 3200 BCE; Structure 10 c.3000 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic (3200–2300 BCE)
- Culture
- Grooved Ware
- Purpose
- Temple complex with 20 m Structure 10 — largest Neolithic building in Britain
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1895
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 3200 BCE; Structure 10 c.3000 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Ness of Brodgar — Structure 14 Annex
c. 1200 BCE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Ness of Brodgar — Structure 14 Annex
On the ground
Structures & features
59.0000° N · 3.2150° W · 8 m · 4 mapped features
- Ness of Brodgar — Structure 14 Annex — Principal Standing Stonestanding stonestanding stone at Ness of Brodgar — Structure 14 Annex — primary structure59.0014° N · 3.2151° W
- Ness of Brodgar — Structure 14 Annex — Chamber Annex 2chamberchamber at Ness of Brodgar — Structure 14 Annex — hydraulic feature58.9999° N · 3.2162° W
- Ness of Brodgar — Structure 14 Annex — Southern Cairncairncairn at Ness of Brodgar — Structure 14 Annex — subsidiary complex59.0001° N · 3.2153° W
- Ness of Brodgar — Structure 14 Annex — Eastern Standing Stonestanding stonestanding stone at Ness of Brodgar — Structure 14 Annex — hydraulic feature58.9986° N · 3.2162° W
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