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Orkney Cromarty Type Chambered Cairn

Blackhammer Chambered Cairn Holm of Papa Westray Chambered Cairn North Huntersquoy Chambered Cairn Knowe of Ramsay, Rousay Knowe of Rowiegar, Rousay Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Lum Head Chambered Cairn Midhowe Chambered Cairn Unstan Chambered Cairn

Orkney Cromarty Type Chambered Cairn is in Orkney Chambered Cairns.

Orkney-Cromarty Type describes tombs with a linear layout of rectangular chamber subdivided into stalled compartments by orthostat pairs. The number of compartments varies from as few as three — e.g. Bigland Round to the 26 encountered at the Knowe of Ramsay.

Blackhammer Chambered Cairn [Map]

Huntersquoy Chambered Cairn [Map]

Knowe of Ramsay, Rousay [Map]

Knowe of Rowiegar, Rousay [Map]

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn [Map]

Lum Head Chambered Cairn [Map]

Midhowe Chambered Cairn [Map]

Unstan Chambered Cairn [Map]