Cuween Hill

Local nameCuween Hill
LocationScotland, UK

Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn is a Neolithic chambered cairn on Mainland, the main island of Orkney, Scotland, about 6 miles west of Kirkwall. It dates to around 3,000 BCE, and is similar in design to Maeshowe, but on a smaller scale. It was constructed by Neolithic farmers as a burial place.

The cairn was excavated in 1901 and the remains of several humans and dogs were found, including skulls. In the 1990s, excavations uncovered the remains of a small Neolithic settlement at Stonehall, at the foot of Cuween Hill, and in 2019 images of a forensic model of one of the dog skulls were published.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuween_Hill_Chambered_Cairn

Official Website https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/cuween-hill-chambered-cairn/

Address KW17 2, United Kingdom

Coordinates 58°59'50.438" N -3°6'29.318" E

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