Wideford Hill chambered cairn

Wideford Hill chambered cairn is a Neolithic chambered cairn on in . The tomb dates to around 2000 BC, and is similar in design to the chambered cairn on Orkney.
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  • Archaeological site
  • …is also known as “Wideford Hill”
  • Description: Neolithic chambered cairn located on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rennibister Earth House and Damsay.
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is an Iron Age underground structure known as a souterrain. is situated 4,100 feet west of Wideford Hill chambered cairn.
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is an islet in the archipelago in . is situated 1½ miles northwest of Wideford Hill chambered cairn.
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is an inhabited tidal islet in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland. is situated 2 miles northwest of Wideford Hill chambered cairn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Ola and Kirkwall.
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is a parish on . is situated 2 miles southeast of Wideford Hill chambered cairn.
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is the chief town of the , which lie off the north tip of mainland .
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is a village in the parish of on , , . is situated 3 miles west of Wideford Hill chambered cairn.

Wideford Hill chambered cairn

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Latitude
58.99192° or 58° 59′ 31″ north
Longitude
-3.03021° or 3° 1′ 49″ west
Open location code
9CCRXXR9+QW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 503390741
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q945769

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to German—“Wideford Hill chambered cairn” goes by many names.

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