Taversoe Tuick Two Storey Annex
Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE)·Orcadian Neolithic·🇬🇧 Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom
About
About Taversoe Tuick Two Storey Annex
Taversoe Tuick Two Storey Annex in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic attributed to Orcadian Neolithic. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal necropolis 9 × 4 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 59.0786N -2.8153E controls access to Orkney, Scotland resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey megalithic for Orkney, Scotland, illustrating Orcadian Neolithic construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Scale of population vs agricultural catchment
- 02Ritual vs domestic use
Theories
- 01Ancestral burial reuse over centuries
- 02Astronomical alignment hypothesis
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. 2700 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE)
- Culture
- Orcadian Neolithic
- Purpose
- Collective burial and territorial marker for agro-pastoral community
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 2700 BCE
Initial construction of Taversoe Tuick Two Storey Annex main structure
c. 873 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Taversoe Tuick Two Storey Annex
19th–20th century
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Taversoe Tuick Two Storey Annex) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
59.0786° N · 2.8153° W · 43 m · 3 mapped features
- Taversoe Tuick Two Storey Annex — Main Megalithic FeaturedromosPrimary dromos at Taversoe Tuick Two Storey Annex — central chambered cairn with stratified deposits59.0787° N · 2.8159° W
- Taversoe Tuick Two Storey Annex — Secondary EnclosurestructureAncillary structure at Taversoe Tuick Two Storey Annex — platform mound with stratified deposits59.0775° N · 2.8160° W
- Taversoe Tuick Two Storey Annex — Outlier Rock Art PanelenclosureOutlier enclosure panel linked to Taversoe Tuick Two Storey Annex ceremonial landscape59.0787° N · 2.8164° W