Blackhammer Chambered Cairn
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.Photo: MichaelMaggs, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: MichaelMaggs, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Neolithic cairn on Rousay, in Orkney, Scotland
- Also known as: “Blackhammer Cairn” and “Blackhammer,chambered cairn,Rousay”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Knowe of Yarso chambered cairn and Taversöe Tuick.
Knowe of Yarso chambered cairn
Archaeological site
Photo: MichaelMaggs, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Knowe of Yarso chambered cairn is situated 3,300 feet west of Blackhammer Chambered Cairn.
Taversöe Tuick
Archaeological site
Photo: Beep boop beep, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Taversöe Tuick is situated 3,800 feet east of Blackhammer Chambered Cairn.
Knowe of Burrian, broch 190m SSW of Burrian, Rousay
Archaeological site
Photo: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knowe of Burrian, broch 190m SSW of Burrian, Rousay is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 mile west of Blackhammer Chambered Cairn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Evie and Tingwall.
Evie
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 Blackhammer Chambered Cairn.
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 3 miles south of Blackhammer Chambered Cairn.
Rendall
Village
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 Blackhammer Chambered Cairn.
Blackhammer 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
59.13126° or 59° 7′ 53″ northLongitude
-3.02525° or 3° 1′ 31″ westOpen location code
9CFR4XJF+GWOpenStreetMap ID
way 114750936OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q880846
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Blackhammer Chambered Cairn” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Blackhammer Chambered Cairn”
- German: “Blackhammer”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Whitehall (ruins) and Knowe of Hunclett, Broch.
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