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Ward of Housebay is a Neolithic chambered cairn located south-southwest of Housebay in Orkney, Scotland. The monument dates to the Neolithic period and belongs to the tradition of megalithic tomb construction characteristic of northern Scotland during this era. As a chambered cairn, it would have functioned as a communal burial monument, reflecting the ritual and social practices of early farming communities in the Orkney Islands. The site remains an important archaeological record of Neolithic funerary architecture and settlement patterns in the north of Scotland.
Ward of Housebay,chambered cairn SSW of Housebay is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1411. View the official record →
Ward of Housebay is a Neolithic chambered cairn located south-southwest of Housebay in Orkney, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1411.
Ward of Housebay,chambered cairn SSW of Housebay dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered cairn ssw of housebay. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Ward of Housebay,chambered cairn SSW of Housebay 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 SM1411.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Benni Cuml, mound, Housebay, Stronsay (0.3 km), Lamb Head,broch,Stronsay (2 km), Auskerry, mound 275m SSW of The Old House (4.5 km).
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