Kesburn
Kesburn is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Kesburn is situated nearby to the locality Tirharrold, as well as near Gurnadee.Places of Interest
Highlights include Blackhammer Chambered Cairn and Knowe of Yarso chambered cairn.
Blackhammer Chambered Cairn
Archaeological site
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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.
Knowe of Yarso chambered cairn
Archaeological site
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Knowe of Yarso chambered cairn is a Neolithic burial monument located on the island of Rousay in Orkney, Scotland. The site was excavated in the 1930s, and uncovered human and animal bones as well as pottery sherds, flint and bone tools, and arrowheads.
Taversöe Tuick
Archaeological site
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Taversöe Tuick is a Neolithic burial cairn on Rousay, Orkney, Scotland, thought to date from between 4000 and 2500 BCE. The monument includes a rare example of a double-tiered chamber, an upper chamber approached via a passageway and a lower subterranean chamber, originally separate, which can now be reached via a modern ladder from the upper chamber.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Evie and Tingwall.
Evie
Village
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Evie is a parish and village on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. The parish is located in the north-west of the Mainland, between Birsay and Rendall, forming the coastline opposite the isle of Rousay. Evie is situated 3 miles southwest of Kesburn.
Tingwall
Village
Tingwall is a farm and ferry terminal that lies on the north-east coast of Orkney's West Mainland on the Gairsay Sound in the parish of Evie and Rendall. Tingwall is situated 3½ miles south of Kesburn.
Rendall
Village
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Rendall is a parish on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is in the north west of the island and lies east of the parishes of Birsay and Evie and north east of Harray. The island of Gairsay is also in the parish. Rendall is situated 5 miles south of Kesburn.
Kesburn
- Type: Locality
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.13592° or 59° 8′ 9″ northLongitude
-3.02874° or 3° 1′ 44″ westOpen location code
9CFR4XPC+9GOpenStreetMap ID
node 1338312030OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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