| Title: |
A new Neolithic burial cairn in Orkney?
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| Issue: |
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 123 |
| Series: |
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
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| Volume: |
123
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| Page Start/End: |
9 - 12 |
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| Licence Type: |
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| Publication Type: |
Journal
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| Abstract: |
During the excavation of a series of post--medieval boat nousts at Hurnip's Point, Deerness, Orkney, in 1991 it was discovered that one of the nousts had been constructed against the side of an earlier cairn. Topographical and geophysical surveys showed the cairn to be tadpole--like in shape with a total length of some 60m. Exploratory excavation of the `tail' of the cairn suggested that the monument was probably a Neolithic passage grave. |
| Year of Publication: |
1993
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| Geophysical Surveys (Auto Detected Subject) |
| Neolithic (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Cairn (Auto Detected Subject) |
| 1991 (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Burial Cairn (Auto Detected Subject) |
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GRAVE
(Monument Type England)
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| Source: |
ADS Archive
(ADS Archive)
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| Created Date: |
20 Jan 2002 |
