Cuween Tomb

Dublin Core

Title

Cuween Tomb

Description

Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn is a Neolithic chambered cairn on Mainland, the main island of Orkney, Scotland, about 6 miles west of Kirkwall. It dates to around 3,000 BCE, and is similar in design to Maeshowe, but on a smaller scale.

Source

orkney

Date

Neolithic

Type

Museum

Identifier

3147

Spatial Coverage

current,58.99735,-3.108101;

Museum Item Type Metadata

Street

Finstown

Place

Firth

Heritage Type

Cultural Heritage Site

Prim Media

3694

IsNewThisYear

No

OpeningDate1

6/9/2009

OpeningTime1

11.00-13.30

Activities

For one afternoon only, the Ranger Service will be offering a guided tour of this site. Please meet at the site.

WC

No

DisabledWC

No

DisabledAccess

No

Refreshments

No

EventsForChildren

No

Parking

No

HearingLoop

No

LimitedAccess

No

NotAccessible

No

ID

11428

IsIncludedThisYear

No

Postcode

KW17

Address

Old Finstown Rd, Orkney KW17 2EJ

Citation

“Cuween Tomb,” Digital Open Doors, accessed November 5, 2024, https://ddo.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/3146.

Embed

Copy the code below into your web page