2022

HY4227 : Lower chamber, Taversoe Tuick

taken 3 years ago, near to Brinian, Rousay, Orkney Islands, Scotland

Lower chamber, Taversoe Tuick
Lower chamber, Taversoe Tuick
Taversoe Tuick

Taversöe Tuick (or Taversoe Tuick) is a Neolithic burial cairn on Rousay, Orkney, thought to date from between 4000 and 2500 BCE. The monument includes a rare example of a double-tiered chamber, an upper chamber approached via a passageway and a lower subterranean chamber, originally separate, which can now be reached via a modern ladder from the upper chamber. The monument includes a third miniature chamber slightly downhill of the lower chamber.
The site is a scheduled monument in the care of Historic Environment Scotland, and the monument and chambers are open to the public. (Wikipedia)

Scheduled Monuments

In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a 'nationally important' archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised change.
There are about 20,000 scheduled monuments in England representing about 37,000 heritage assets. Of the tens of thousands of scheduled monuments in the UK, most are inconspicuous archaeological sites, but some are large ruins.
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N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 4 August, 2022   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 2 July, 2024
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! HY 4258 2761 [10m precision]
WGS84: 59:7.8847N 3:0.3001W
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OSGB36: geotagged! HY 4258 2761
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