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Blackhammer Chambered Cairn

Blackhammer Chambered Cairn — Neolithic cairn on Rousay, in Orkney, Scotland.

Blackhammer Chambered Cairn

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Blackhammer Chambered Cairn is a archaeological in islands. (Neolithic burial monument in Orkney, Scotland.) Wikipedia notes: "The Blackhammer Chambered Cairn is a Neolithic chambered cairn located on the island of Rousay, in Orkney, Scotland. The tomb, constructed around 3000 BC, is a Orkney–Cromarty chambered cairn, characterized by stalled burial compartments.". Coordinates 59.1313°, -3.0252°. Sources are credited at the bottom of this page.

Coordinates
59.1313, -3.0252

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