Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn
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 3000 BC, and is similar in design to Maeshowe, but on a smaller scale.Photo: Adrazahl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Neolithic chambered cairn on Mainland in the islands of Orkney
- Also known as: “Cuween Hill, chambered cairn”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Holm of Grimbister and Finstown Mill.
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.
Finstown Mill
Watermill
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Finstown Mill is a watermill, which is situated 1 mile northwest of Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn.
Buckle’s Tower
Tower
Buckle's Tower is a historic stone-built tower upon the Hill of Heddle in Firth, Orkney. The tower was originally built sometime during the 1870s by a local shepherd boy named William Buckle who watched the sheep on the Hill of Heddle. Buckle’s Tower is situated 1 mile west of Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Finstown and Firth.
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.
Firth
Locality
Firth is a civil parish mainly on Mainland, Orkney. The islands of Damsay and Holm of Grimbister, which lie in the Bay of Firth, are also in the parish.
Stenness
Photo: Nachosan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stenness is a small, scattered village in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, on the A965 main road between Kirkwall and Stromness. It has several UNESCO World Heritage Listed neolithic sights: the Stones, Maeshowe and Ring of Brodgar, with Skara Brae a few miles further north.
Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn
- Categories: chambered cairn, tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.99734° or 58° 59′ 50″ northLongitude
-3.10814° or 3° 6′ 29″ westOpen location code
9CCRXVWR+WPOpenStreetMap ID
node 503420302OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=yesWikidata ID
Q1146656
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn”
- German: “Cuween Hill Cairn”
- German: “Cuween Hill”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Heddle Hill Circuit and Tumuli.
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