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<< Our Photo Pages >> Westness Chambererd Tomb - Chambered Tomb in Scotland in Orkney

Submitted by DrewParsons on Sunday, 17 October 2010  Page Views: 5057

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Westness Chambererd Tomb
Country: Scotland County: Orkney Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Rousay Island
Map Ref: HY38402898
Latitude: 59.143127N  Longitude: 3.078408W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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Westness Chambererd Tomb
Westness Chambererd Tomb submitted by DrewParsons : Close up of the mound which has not been excavated. September 2010. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Unexcavated Chambered Tomb in Orkney

Westness Chambered Tomb is located in a paddock on Westness Farm, 20 metres west of the road from the wharf at Brinian towards Mid Howe. Its Canmore ID is: 2166 and its Canmore Site Number is: HY32NE16. The site is a mound and does not appear to have been excavated.
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Westness Chambererd Tomb
Westness Chambererd Tomb submitted by DrewParsons : View across the mound towards Westness Farm. September 2010. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Westness Chambererd Tomb
Westness Chambererd Tomb submitted by DrewParsons : I have circled the site for ease of identification in this photo taken in September 2010. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
HY3829 : The minor road near Westness Farm by David Medcalf
by David Medcalf
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HY3829 : The Loch Walk by Aleks Scholz
by Aleks Scholz
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HY3829 : Derelict cottage near Westness Farm by David Medcalf
by David Medcalf
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HY3828 : Hillside above Westness House by Gordon Hatton
by Gordon Hatton
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HY3828 : Westness House on Rousay by s allison
by s allison
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Re: Excavations in Bay of Swandro area by AngieLake on Monday, 21 July 2014
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The 4,000-year-old treasure trove now at risk from the sea
Monday 21 July 2014

THEY have been a part of Orkney for around 4000 years, when parts of Stonehenge were still being built.

But it is only in recent years that archeologists have begun to unlock the secrets of some of the long-forgotten artefacts along the shoreline of the Bay of Swandro on the isle of Rousay.

Now it has emerged the biggest concern among the experts is not from members of the public trampling over the 100 ancient artefacts this year that have been uncovered, but the natural elements of the sea.

Read more here:
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/the-4000-year-old-treasure-trove-now-at-risk-from-the-sea.24798028
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Re: Westness Chambererd Tomb by DrewParsons on Sunday, 17 October 2010
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I noticed this site as I walked along the road to Mid Howe Broch (I did 16 kilometres that day visiting several sites along the way). Checking with Canmore it had the exact same grid reference as my GPS gave and so is now added to the Meg Portal!!
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