Knowe of Yarso
The Knowe of Yarso is a stalled cairn on the Orkney island of Rousay in Scotland , dating back to about 2900 BC. BC and was excavated and restored in 1934. The Orkney-Cromarty (OC) -type passage tomb is located in a roughly rectangular hill on a terrace above a steep slope north of the coastal road that runs along Wyre Sound in the south of the island.
The external appearance and the concrete roof are modern additions. The chamber of the megalithic complex is one of the shorter of the type and is only 7.3 m long and 1.7 m wide. Almost the entire system is made of sheet material as dry masonry . A four meter long corridor leads from the south-east into the chamber, which is divided into three side niches and one head niche by large vertical stone slabs.
Bones from at least 29 adults were found in the facility, but only 17 skulls. The remains of at least 36 deer, along with a number of flint knives and scrapers, made up the grave goods .
Blackhammer , Taversoe Tuick and Midhowe Cairn are all nearby .
literature
- Anna Ritchie: Orkney and Shetland (= Exploring Scotland's Heritage. ). Published for Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland by HMSO, Edinburgh 1985, ISBN 0-11-492458-9 .
- James L. Davidson, Audrey S. Henshall: The chambered cairns of Orkney. An inventory of the structures and their contents. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh 1989, ISBN 0-85224-547-5 , pp. 132-134.
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Coordinates: 59 ° 8 '2.7 " N , 3 ° 2' 36.2" W.