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Blackhammer Chambered Cairn
Blackhammer Chambered Cairn — Neolithic cairn on Rousay, in Orkney, Scotland.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Blackhammer Chambered Cairn is a hill fort in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "Neolithic cairn on Rousay, in Orkney, Scotland". Coordinates: 59.1313°, -3.0252°.
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From Historic Environment Scotland
Take a brief peek at Blackhammer Chambered Cairn, one of 15 Neolithic burial monuments on a remote Orkney island. Contact Historic Environment Scotland today for more information.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Blackhammer Chambered Cairn is a Neolithic chambered cairn located on the island of Rousay, in Orkney, Scotland. The tomb, constructed around 3000 BC, is a Orkney–Cromarty chambered cairn, characterized by stalled burial compartments. Historic Environment Scotland established the site as a scheduled monument in 1994.
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Background
Description
The monument is located near the base of a hillside on the island of Rousay, in Orkney, Scotland. The site looks out over Eynhallow Sound. Dating to around 3000 BC, the tomb belongs to a group of burial monuments known as Orkney–Cromarty chambered cairns, characterized by burial compartments that are separated by upright stone slabs. Above the tomb, near the top of the hill, and built during the same time period, is the Knowe of Yarso chambered cairn. The burial monument was first excavated in 1936. It was determined to have originally been constructed with seven compartments divided by pairs of standing slabs. Four of the original slabs had been removed at the time of excavation.…
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- Coordinates
- 59.1313, -3.0252
- District
- Orkney Islands
- Postcode
- KW17 2PT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
Sources
- wikidata: Q880846 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Blackhammer Chambered Cairn (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Taversöe Tuick Chambered Cairn, Rousay (exterior).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Blackhammer Chambered Cairn?
- Blackhammer Chambered Cairn is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode KW17 2PT).
- Is Blackhammer Chambered Cairn a listed building?
- Blackhammer Chambered Cairn is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Blackhammer Chambered Cairn free to visit?
- Yes, Blackhammer Chambered Cairn is free to enter.
- How do I get to Blackhammer Chambered Cairn?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KW17 2PT. It sits within the Orkney and Shetland parliamentary constituency.