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Kingshouse Mounds is a complex of prehistoric burial monuments located in Orkney, Scotland. The site comprises at least two distinct mounds positioned approximately 390 metres north-east and 470 metres north-north-east of Kingshouse, representing Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary practices. The mounds form part of the substantial archaeological landscape characteristic of Orkney's early prehistoric period, when communal and individual burial traditions were marked by earthwork construction. These monuments contribute to understanding settlement patterns and mortuary practices in the northern isles during the third and second millennia before the Common Era.
Kingshouse, mounds 390m NE of and 470m NNE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1392. View the official record →
Kingshouse Mounds is a complex of prehistoric burial monuments located in Orkney, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1392.
Kingshouse, mounds 390m NE of and 470m NNE of 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 SM1392.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Maes Howe, chambered cairn (7 km), Lochview, standing stones and cairn SE of (7.1 km), Watch Stone, stone settings, Barnhouse settlement, and related remains (7.1 km).
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