Quoyness Chambered Cairn Sanday (Orkney)
Neolithic·Orkney Neolithic·🇬🇧 Orkney, United Kingdom
Colin Park · CC BY-SA 2.0
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About Quoyness Chambered Cairn Sanday (Orkney)
Quoyness Chambered Cairn Sanday at Orkney, United Kingdom is a Neolithic megalithic of the Orkney Neolithic tradition, built c. 2900 BCE for maes howe type 20 m 9 m passage. Stratified excavations, geophysics and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and mortuary/domestic contexts. The site comprises a principal enclosure/mound/platform with ancillary features indicating ritual aggregation and early farming community. Peer-reviewed plans and heritage protection in place.
Why it mattersQuoyness Chambered Cairn Sanday at Orkney, United Kingdom is a Neolithic megalithic of the Orkney Neolithic tradition, built c. 2900 BCE for maes howe type 20 m
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
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. 2900 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic
- Culture
- Orkney Neolithic
- Purpose
- Maes Howe type 20 m 9 m passage
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 2900 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Quoyness Chambered Cairn Sanday
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Quoyness Chambered Cairn Sanday
On the ground
Structures & features
59.2580° N · 2.5630° W · 385 m · 4 mapped features
- Quoyness Chambered Cairn Sanday Main Megalithic FeaturemegalithicPrimary megalithic feature at Quoyness Chambered Cairn Sanday – central maes howe type 20 m 9 m passage element with stratified deposits59.2580° N · 2.5629° W
- Quoyness Chambered Cairn Sanday Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Quoyness Chambered Cairn Sanday defining settlement or ritual space59.2579° N · 2.5629° W
- Quoyness Chambered Cairn Sanday Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Quoyness Chambered Cairn Sanday ceremonial landscape59.2581° N · 2.5631° W
- Quoyness Chambered Cairn Sanday Reservoir CisternhydraulicRock-cut cistern/reservoir for water management59.2579° N · 2.5631° W
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