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Ancient Scotland

MIDHOWE CHAMBERED CAIRN

 

Location: Off the B9064 Road.  Os Map 06: HY 373306
Town: Island of Rousay, Orkney.
Owner: Historic Scotland
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This large chambered tomb, with it's 24 stalls, dates from the Neolithic period. The remains of over 25 corpses where found in this tomb, arranged into small groups crouched on their sides. many of the remains of the other individuals had been mixed up and rearranged into various combinations, for which reason, nobody knows.