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Megaliths matching “Orkney”

206 places to sift through. Narrow by kind, country, period or how firmly each one is established — contested and pseudoarchaeological claims are labelled here, never hidden.

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Verified955 Widely accepted145 Contested10 Hypothetical536 Unverified0 Pseudoarchaeology0

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Megaliths1,646 Archaeological wonders170 Stone circles107 Chambered cairns104 Dolmens97 Temple complexes74

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🇬🇧United Kingdom384 🇫🇷France226 🇪🇸Spain170 🇮🇪Ireland155 🇧🇴Bolivia113

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Partially excavated1,003 Excavated413 Excavation ongoing108 Not applicable91 Unexcavated31

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megalithic1,145 neolithic105 unesco57 wikipedia sourced50 bronze age47 orcadian neolithic44 wikidata researched37

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“Orkney”

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith

Grey Cairns of Camster

Neolithic (c.3500–3000 BCE) · Orkney-Cromarty Neolithic (Caithness)

Flow Country pair of vast Orkney-Cromarty cairns — 60 m long horned cairn with two chambers and intact round cairn.

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith

Holm of Papa Westray South Cairn

Early Neolithic · Orkney Early Neolithic (Bookan tradition)

10 m round Bookan-type chamber with three cells, 200 m south of paired North long cairn.

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith

Tullochs of Assery Chambered Cairns

Early Neolithic (c.3800–3300 BCE) · Orkney-Cromarty Neolithic (Caithness)

Paired Loch Calder chambered cairns (round and long horned) rescued before reservoir flooding, with classic Orkney-Cromarty chambers.

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith

Maes Howe Peripheral Cairn

Late Neolithic (3500–2600 BCE) · Late Neolithic

Maes Howe Peripheral Cairn in Orkney, Mainland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3500–2600 BCE) megalithic attributed to Late Neolithic.

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith

Mine Howe

Iron Age (c.100 BCE–400 CE) · Atlantic Iron Age (Orcadian) / possible Roman contact

Iron Age underground sanctuary in Tankerness with 29-step stair descending 7.5 m to a corbelled chamber.

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith

Taversoe Tuick Chambered Cairn

Late Neolithic · Grooved Ware / Maeshowe tradition

Rousay's unique two-storey cairn — lower and upper chambers stacked in 15 m round mound.

◌Hypothetical

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 17

Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) · Orcadian Neolithic

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 17 in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic.

◌Hypothetical

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 18

Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) · Orcadian Neolithic

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 18 in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic.

◌Hypothetical

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 62

Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) · Orcadian Neolithic

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 62 in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic.

◌Hypothetical

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 65

Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) · Orcadian Neolithic

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 65 in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic.

◌Hypothetical

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 66

Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) · Orcadian Neolithic

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 66 in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic.

◌Hypothetical

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 74

Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) · Orcadian Neolithic

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 74 in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic.

◌Hypothetical

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 77

Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) · Orcadian Neolithic

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 77 in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic.

◌Hypothetical

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 83

Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) · Orcadian Neolithic

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 83 in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic.

◌Hypothetical

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 84

Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) · Orcadian Neolithic

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 84 in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic.

◌Hypothetical

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 85

Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) · Orcadian Neolithic

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 85 in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic.

◌Hypothetical

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 89

Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) · Orcadian Neolithic

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 89 in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic.

◌Hypothetical

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 105

Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) · Orcadian Neolithic

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 105 in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic.

◌Hypothetical

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 114

Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) · Orcadian Neolithic

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 114 in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic.

◌Hypothetical

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 125

Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) · Orcadian Neolithic

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 125 in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic.

◌Hypothetical

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 128

Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) · Orcadian Neolithic

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 128 in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic.

◌Hypothetical

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 139

Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) · Orcadian Neolithic

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 139 in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic.

◌Hypothetical

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 150

Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) · Orcadian Neolithic

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 150 in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic.

◌Hypothetical

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 152

Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) · Orcadian Neolithic

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 152 in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic.

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