Wideford Hill chambered cairn
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.Photo: David Wyatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Neolithic chambered cairn located on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland
- Also known as: “Wideford Hill”, “Wideford Hill Chambered Cairn”, and “Wideford Hill,chambered cairn”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rennibister Earth House and Damsay.
Rennibister Earth House
Archaeological site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rennibister Earth House is an Iron Age underground structure known as a souterrain. It is located on the Mainland of Orkney, in Scotland. The monument was discovered in 1926 when a threshing machine caused the roof to collapse. Rennibister Earth House is situated 4,100 feet west of Wideford Hill chambered cairn.
Damsay
Islet
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Damsay is an islet in the Orkney archipelago in Scotland. It is approximately 18 hectares in extent and rises to only 11 metres above sea level. It is situated in the Bay of Firth north of the Orkney Mainland near Finstown. Damsay is situated 1½ miles northwest of Wideford Hill chambered cairn.
Holm of Grimbister
Islet
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holm of Grimbister is an inhabited tidal islet in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland. Located in the Bay of Firth near Finstown it is connected to Mainland Orkney by a causeway. Holm of Grimbister is situated 2 miles northwest of Wideford Hill chambered cairn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Ola and Kirkwall.
St Ola
Locality
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St Ola is a parish on Mainland, Orkney. It is in the centre of the island, east of the parish Firth and north of Holm. It contains the capital and largest town of the Orkney archipelago, Kirkwall. St Ola is situated 2 miles southeast of Wideford Hill chambered cairn.
Kirkwall
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kirkwall is the chief town of the Orkney Islands, which lie off the north tip of mainland Scotland. With a population of about 10,000 in 2020, Kirkwall has accommodation and other amenities and is the obvious base for exploring these islands.
Finstown
Village
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Finstown is a village in the parish of Firth on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is the fourth-largest settlement in the Orkney Islands. According to travel author Eric Linklater, the homes in Finstown are tidy and well cared for. Finstown is situated 3 miles west of Wideford Hill chambered cairn.
Wideford Hill chambered cairn
- Categories: chambered cairn, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.99192° or 58° 59′ 31″ northLongitude
-3.03021° or 3° 1′ 49″ westOpen location code
9CCRXXR9+QWOpenStreetMap ID
node 503390741OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q945769
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Wideford Hill chambered cairn” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Wideford Hill Chambered Cairn”
- German: “Wideford Hill Cairn”
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