ScotlandQuanterness Chambered Cairn is a Neolithic burial monument on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland[1]. Excavations in the 1970s revealed an Iron Age roundhouse built into the cairn around 700 BC[1]. The burial chamber contained remains of at least 157 individuals alongside pottery and artefacts[1]. The site was designated a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland in 1929[1]. It stands at the base of Wideford Hill.
Quanterness Chambered Cairn
| Type | Cairn |
|---|---|
| Period | 4500 - 3000 BC |
| Country | Scotland |
| Coordinates | 59.0009° N, 3.0155° W |