Wideford Hill Chambered Cairn South — Northern Annex

Why it mattersKey megalithic for Orkney, Scotland, illustrating Orcadian Neolithic construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.

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Built

c. 3000 BCE

Period

Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE)

Culture

Orcadian Neolithic

Purpose

Collective burial and territorial marker for agro-pastoral community

Excavation

Partially excavated

1. c. 3000 BCE

   Initial construction of Wideford Hill Chambered Cairn South — Northern Annex main structure

2. c. 534 CE

   Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Wideford Hill Chambered Cairn South — Northern Annex

3. 19th–20th century

   Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Wideford Hill Chambered Cairn South — Northern Annex) with geophysical prospection

• Wideford Hill Chambered Cairn South — Northern Annex — Main Megalithic FeaturetemplePrimary temple at Wideford Hill Chambered Cairn South — Northern Annex — rock-cut facade with stratified deposits58.9984° N · 3.0153° W
• Wideford Hill Chambered Cairn South — Northern Annex — Secondary EnclosurechamberAncillary chamber at Wideford Hill Chambered Cairn South — Northern Annex — rock-cut facade with stratified deposits58.9981° N · 3.0164° W
• Wideford Hill Chambered Cairn South — Northern Annex — Outlier Rock Art PanelcairnOutlier cairn panel linked to Wideford Hill Chambered Cairn South — Northern Annex ceremonial landscape58.9951° N · 3.0158° W