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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Curquoy, Westray Alternative Name: Korkquoy, Korkquoy WestrayCountry: Scotland County: Orkney Type: Cairn
Map Ref: HY431473
Latitude: 59.308272N Longitude: 3.001083W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Cairn in Orkney
Orkney-Cromarty type long cairn, with a large chambered tomb, at the foot of Knucker Hill. Destroyed in 1860, Petrie provides a narrative by Orkney Antiquary John Hewison, who was quoting Westray man John Hewison: "A mound extended from S to N about 100' long and 50' broad. The graves or tombs were nearest to the N end of the mound. There were two of them lying parallel to each other and about 3' apart. Each grave was about 10' long and 8' wide. They were formed with broad flagstones set on edge - the larger stones were on the W side. On the W side of the W grave there was a large stone 8' long, 1' thick, 3' (or 5') below the surface."
Additional information links:
1. canmore.org.uk/site/2772/westray-curquoy
2. archaeologyorkney.com/tombs-of-the-isles/westray/curquoy-westray/
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