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Cubbie Roo's Burden is a Neolithic chambered cairn located on the island of Rousay in Orkney, Scotland. The monument consists of a substantial rubble mound covering a stone-built burial chamber, characteristic of the chambered cairn tradition of the Neolithic period. It represents an important example of the ritual and funerary architecture constructed during the third millennium BCE in the Orkney Islands. The site contributes to the archaeological record of communal burial practices and monumental construction in prehistoric northern Britain.
Cubbie Roo's Burden, chambered cairn, Rousay is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1254. View the official record →
Cubbie Roo's Burden is a Neolithic chambered cairn located on the island of Rousay in Orkney, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1254.
Cubbie Roo's Burden, chambered cairn, Rousay dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered cairn, rousay. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Cubbie Roo's Burden, chambered cairn, Rousay is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM1254.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Sweyn's Castle,burnt mound ESE of Skelbist,Gairsay (6.1 km), Wass Wick,mound (6.6 km), Wasswick Battery, coastal battery complex 400m E of Queenamuckle (6.7 km).
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