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View of entrance and revetment walls 1,2 and 3.
SC 335993
Description View of entrance and revetment walls 1,2 and 3.
Catalogue Number SC 335993
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of O 1516
Scope and Content Chambered cairn at Wideford Hill, Orkney This chambered cairn at Wideford Hill overlooks the Bay of Firth. The floor of the chamber is dug back into the hill side. The original entrance is downslope, though not now used. The site was excavated in the 19th century. This view shows the entrance to the cairn. This leads to a low passage which gave access to the burial chamber. Excavations in the 19th century found the cells to be empty, though the main chamber had been deliberately filled in with rubble. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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