Dwarfie Stane
E74270
Dwarfie Stane is a Neolithic rock-cut chambered tomb carved into a sandstone boulder on the island of Hoy in Orkney, Scotland.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neolithic monument
ⓘ
chambered tomb ⓘ rock-cut tomb ⓘ |
| access | footpath from Rackwick road ⓘ |
| approximateHeight | about 2.5 metres ⓘ |
| approximateLength | about 8.6 metres ⓘ |
| approximateWidth | about 4 metres ⓘ |
| associatedWith | local dwarf legends ⓘ |
| carvedInto | single sandstone block ⓘ |
| category | Prehistoric Orkney site ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | protected archaeological site ⓘ |
| constructionTechnique | rock-cut ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod | late Neolithic ⓘ |
| epoch | Neolithic ⓘ |
| excavationStatus | unroofed rock-cut chamber ⓘ |
| function |
burial monument
ⓘ
ritual site ⓘ |
| hasChamberCount | three internal chambers ⓘ |
| hasDoorway | small rectangular entrance ⓘ |
| hasFeature | blocking stone at entrance ⓘ |
| hasFolklore | said to be home of a dwarf and his wife ⓘ |
| hasInscription | Persian inscription by Major William Mounsey ⓘ |
| hasPart |
entrance passage
ⓘ
two side cells ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Scheduled monument ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | Persian ⓘ |
| interiorHeight | low, requiring crawling ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Orkney
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ |
| location | Hoy ⓘ |
| managedBy | Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ |
| material | sandstone ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | derived from folklore about dwarfs ⓘ |
| near | Rackwick ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the only known rock-cut tomb in Britain ⓘ |
| onIsland | Hoy ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| orientation | east–west ⓘ |
| partOf | Orkney archaeological landscape ⓘ |
| referencedIn | travel literature about Orkney ⓘ |
| region | Northern Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| similarTo | Mediterranean rock-cut tombs ⓘ |
| surveyedBy | antiquarians in the 19th century ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Hoy hills ⓘ |
| visitedBy | Major William Mounsey ⓘ |
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