Blackhammer Chambered Cairn
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Blackhammer Chambered Cairn is a Neolithic stone burial monument on the Orkney island of Rousay in Scotland, noted for its well-preserved chambered tomb structure.
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chambered cairn
ⓘ
scheduled monument ⓘ |
| approximateDate | Neolithic period ⓘ |
| category | prehistoric monument in Orkney ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| culture | Neolithic ⓘ |
| hasAccess | footpath access ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle | chambered tomb ⓘ |
| hasCondition | well-preserved ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
roofed chamber remains
ⓘ
stone-built passage ⓘ |
| hasLegalProtection | protected under UK heritage law ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | roughly east–west ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central chamber
ⓘ
entrance passage ⓘ side cells ⓘ stone cairn mound ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | scheduled monument ⓘ |
| isOnIsland | Rousay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Orkney
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rousay NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Midhowe Chambered Cairn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Neolithic funerary architecture
ⓘ
well-preserved chambered tomb structure ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf | Orkney chambered cairns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Northern Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismType | archaeological site ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burial
ⓘ
ritual purposes ⓘ |
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