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Wideford Hill Chambered Cairn
Wideford Hill Chambered Cairn — Neolithic chambered cairn located on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Wideford Hill Chambered Cairn is a hill fort in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "Neolithic chambered cairn located on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland". Coordinates: 58.9933°, -3.0293°.
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Get a look at Wideford Hill Chambered Cairn, an excellent example of Neolithic design and construction. Visit the site today or contact Historic Environment Scotland for more information.
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From the Wikipedia article
Wideford Hill chambered cairn is a Neolithic chambered cairn on Mainland, Orkney in Scotland. The tomb dates to around 2000 BC, and is similar in design to the Maeshowe chambered cairn on Orkney. Historic Environment Scotland established the site as a scheduled monument in 1994.
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Background
History
The tomb dates from the Neolithic era, around 2000 BC. The site was excavated in the 1840s by George Petrie. He did not uncover any human remains or other finds at the time and suggested that the burial monument had been filled with rubble and abandoned. The main chamber had been previously filled with rubble. Historic Environment Scotland established the site as a scheduled monument in 1994.
Description
The chambered cairn is located near Kirkwall on Mainland, Orkney in Scotland. The monument is situated on a steep west facing hill northwest of Wideford Hill and faces the Bays of Firth and Kirkwall. The side chambers are corbelled. Entry to the tomb now is through a reconstructed concrete roof, completed during the 20th century BC.
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- Coordinates
- 58.9933, -3.0293
- District
- Orkney Islands
- Postcode
- KW15 1TY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
- Established
- 2000
Sources
- wikidata: Q945769 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Wideford Hill chambered cairn (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Wideford Hill cairn - geograph.org.uk - 55888.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wideford Hill Chambered Cairn?
- Wideford Hill Chambered Cairn is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode KW15 1TY).
- When was Wideford Hill Chambered Cairn built?
- Built or established in 2000.
- Is Wideford Hill Chambered Cairn a listed building?
- Wideford Hill Chambered Cairn is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Wideford Hill Chambered Cairn free to visit?
- Yes, Wideford Hill Chambered Cairn is free to enter.
- How do I get to Wideford Hill Chambered Cairn?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KW15 1TY. It sits within the Orkney and Shetland parliamentary constituency.