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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Outer Green Hill BrochCountry: Scotland County: Orkney Type: Chambered Cairn
Map Ref: ND34258958
Latitude: 58.788746N Longitude: 3.139193W
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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Archaeological excavations on a large mound in South Walls suggest that, contrary to a long-held assumption, it does not contain a broch. Instead, it appears to be a Neolithic chambered cairn. A two-week excavation of Outer Green Hill, adjacent to the road leading to the Cantick lighthouse, drew to a close on Saturday 29th June. Read more, with photos at Orkneyjar.
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