Wideford Hill chambered cairn

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Neolithic chambered cairn burial monument scheduled monument

Wideford Hill chambered cairn is a Neolithic stone burial monument on Orkney, Scotland, noted for its well-preserved multi-chambered interior and archaeological significance.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Wideford Hill Neolithic chambered tomb	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Neolithic chambered cairn ⓘ burial monument ⓘ scheduled monument ⓘ
access	footpath ⓘ
approximateDate	3rd millennium BC ⓘ 4th millennium BC ⓘ
constructionTechnique	dry-stone masonry ⓘ
country	Scotland ⓘ
culture	Neolithic ⓘ
discoveredIn	19th century ⓘ
elevation	on hillside ⓘ
entranceOrientation	downslope ⓘ
excavatedBy	archaeologists ⓘ
excavatedIn	20th century ⓘ
function	communal burial site ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalFinds	human remains ⓘ pottery fragments ⓘ stone tools ⓘ
hasPart	central chamber ⓘ corbelled roof ⓘ entrance passage ⓘ multi-chambered interior ⓘ side cells ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Scheduled Monument ⓘ
listedIn	Canmore database NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Mainland, Orkney NERFINISHED ⓘ Orkney NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ Wideford Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ
managedBy	Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ
materialUsed	stone ⓘ
notableFor	archaeological significance ⓘ multi-chambered design ⓘ well-preserved interior ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
partOf	Orkney Neolithic funerary landscape NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Orkney Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ
roofType	corbelled ⓘ
similarTo	Cuween Hill chambered cairn NERFINISHED ⓘ Maeshowe NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod	Neolithic period ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
usedFor	burial ⓘ ritual activity ⓘ
viewOver	Bay of Firth NERFINISHED ⓘ surrounding Orkney landscape ⓘ

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