Cuween Chambered Cairn, Orkney (i)

Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn, Orkney, lies on Cuween Hill, south of Finstown on a path off the Old Finstown Road.

There’s a small car park – about two cars worth – but then there’s a bit of a climb (though not far) to the cairn.

Cairn:-

Cuween Cairn, Orkney, Neolithic Chamber, burial

Information board:-

Cuween Chambered Cairn Board

Entrance. The access is restricted. You have to crawl or stoop very low to get through the passage though once inside you can stand up very easily:-

Cuween Chambered Cairn, Orkney, Scotland, Neolithic

Entrance from inside:-

Cuween, Inside cairn, Neolithic, Orkney

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