Wideford Hill chambered cairn

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Wideford Hill chambered cairn is a Neolithic stone burial monument on Orkney, Scotland, noted for its well-preserved multi-chambered interior and archaeological significance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Neolithic chambered cairn ⓘ
burial monument ⓘ
scheduled monument ⓘ
access footpath ⓘ
approximateDate 3rd millennium BC ⓘ
4th millennium BC ⓘ
constructionTechnique dry-stone masonry ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
culture Neolithic ⓘ
discoveredIn 19th century ⓘ
elevation on hillside ⓘ
entranceOrientation downslope ⓘ
excavatedBy archaeologists ⓘ
excavatedIn 20th century ⓘ
function communal burial site ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalFinds human remains ⓘ
pottery fragments ⓘ
stone tools ⓘ
hasPart central chamber ⓘ
corbelled roof ⓘ
entrance passage ⓘ
multi-chambered interior ⓘ
side cells ⓘ
heritageDesignation Scheduled Monument ⓘ
listedIn Canmore database ⓘ
locatedIn Mainland, Orkney ⓘ
linked to: Orkney Mainland

Orkney ⓘ
linked to: Orkney Islands

Scotland ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
Wideford Hill ⓘ
managedBy Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ
materialUsed stone ⓘ
notableFor archaeological significance ⓘ
multi-chambered design ⓘ
well-preserved interior ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
partOf Orkney Neolithic funerary landscape ⓘ
region Orkney Islands ⓘ
roofType corbelled ⓘ
similarTo Cuween Hill chambered cairn ⓘ
Maeshowe ⓘ
timePeriod Neolithic period ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
usedFor burial ⓘ
ritual activity ⓘ
viewOver Bay of Firth ⓘ
surrounding Orkney landscape ⓘ

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Wideford Hill → hasNearby → Wideford Hill chambered cairn ⓘ
Wideford Hill → hasNearby → Wideford Hill Neolithic chambered tomb ⓘ
linked to: Wideford Hill chambered cairn