Taversoe Tuick
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Taversoe Tuick is a Neolithic chambered cairn on the island of Rousay in Orkney, Scotland, notable for its rare two-level burial chambers.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neolithic chambered cairn
ⓘ
scheduled monument ⓘ |
| access | publicly accessible ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Orkney–Cromarty chambered cairn type NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | prehistoric monument in Orkney ⓘ |
| contains |
Neolithic pottery
ⓘ
animal bone ⓘ cremated bone ⓘ human remains ⓘ stone tools ⓘ unburnt bone ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 1898 ⓘ |
| entranceOrientation | towards the sea ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionDate |
3rd millennium BC
ⓘ
4th millennium BC ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | William G. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationEndDate | early 20th century ⓘ |
| excavationStartDate | 1898 ⓘ |
| function |
burial monument
ⓘ
ritual site ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
corbelled roofing
ⓘ
drain or channel feature ⓘ entrance passage ⓘ lower chamber ⓘ side cells ⓘ stone-built cairn structure ⓘ two-level burial chambers ⓘ upper chamber ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
important for study of Neolithic funerary practices in Orkney
ⓘ
rare example of two-storey chambered cairn ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Eynhallow Sound
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
mainland Orkney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Scheduled Ancient Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Eynhallow Sound
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trumland House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | hill slope above the shore ⓘ |
| location |
Orkney
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ island of Rousay ⓘ |
| maintainedAs | visitor site ⓘ |
| managedBy | Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ |
| material | local stone ⓘ |
| partOf |
Orkney Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rousay archaeological landscape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Neolithic ⓘ |
| roofType | corbelled stone roof ⓘ |
| tourismType | archaeological tourism site ⓘ |
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