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Reeky Knowes is a series of ancient burial mounds located at Aiker Ness in Orkney, Scotland. The site comprises multiple cairns that represent funerary monuments of prehistoric date, likely belonging to the Bronze Age or earlier periods common to the Orkney archipelago. The mounds are situated on the Aiker Ness peninsula and form part of the wider archaeological landscape of Bronze Age burial practices in northern Scotland. These earthworks remain significant as evidence of ritual deposition and mortuary customs among prehistoric communities in the Northern Isles.
Reeky Knowes, burial mounds, Aiker Ness is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1369. View the official record →
Reeky Knowes is a series of ancient burial mounds located at Aiker Ness in Orkney, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1369.
Reeky Knowes, burial mounds, Aiker Ness 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 SM1369.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Seven Knowes, mounds (5.8 km), Black Knowe, mound 470m N of Lower Cottascarth (6.9 km), Knowe of Lyron, mound 120m WNW of Lyron Cottage (6.9 km).
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