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.

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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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Rousay hasSite Blackhammer Chambered Cairn