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Submitted by MickM on Thursday, 15 May 2008 Page Views: 6772

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pierowall Quarry Alternative Name: The Pierowall
Country: Scotland County: Orkney Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Pierowall
Map Ref: HY43894905
Latitude: 59.324091N Longitude: 2.987666W
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

2 Ambience:

5	Superb
4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
0	No data.

1 Access:

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.

4 Accuracy:

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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**Pierowall Quarry** submitted by MickM : View looking North. The remains of the chambered cairn are visible at the top of the quarry, the fences run around the edges of the excavated area & the lower courses of the cairn wall can still be seen in section. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Chambered Cairn in Orkney

Ruinous chambered cairn on Westray. Partially excavated in 1981 ahead of quarrying. Interest had been drawn to the site following the discovery of the Westray Stone at the site. The site was levelled by later Neolithic activity & then abandoned until the later construction of an Iron Age roundhouse. The Westray Stone itself is currently on display in Kirkwall. http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=10409
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:

HY4449 : Sand o'Gill, Westray by Catherine Morgan — by Catherine Morgan
©2006(licence)

HY4348 : War memorial at Pierowall by Bill Boaden — by Bill Boaden
©2013(licence)

HY4348 : War Memorial, Pierowall by Chris — by Chris
©2012(licence)

HY4348 : Pierowall Lady Kirk graveyard by Nick Mutton 01329 000000 — by Nick Mutton 01329 000000
©2008(licence)

HY4348 : Pierowall Fire Station by Nick Mutton 01329 000000 — by Nick Mutton 01329 000000
©2008(licence)

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