Discover Alone, back to main map

Blackhammer Cairn

Archaeological place
Blackhammer Cairn
Photo: David Wyatt, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

What do you know about this place?

No account needed. Your comment will be public.

0 / 600

Blackhammer Cairn is an ancient site in Orkney Islands, Scotland.

From OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) w114750936

This does not grant access. Check current paths, opening conditions and ownership before entering.

Places near here

Rousay, BlackhammerChambered Cairn (neolithic), Inhumation(s) (neolithic), Axehead (stone)(neolithic), Pin (bone)(neolithic), Scraper (tool)(s) (neolithic) · 2 ydKnowe of Hunclett, BrochArchaeological place · 434 ydHighland Cattle below Green HillMountain or hill · 457 ydRousay, Green HillFarmstead, Head Dyke (post Medieval) (possible) · 543 ydSinclair's HillMountain / peak · 1364 ydTrumland House Wood, RousayForest or wood · 1392 ydBlotchnie FioldMountain / peak · 1506 ydTrumland House LodgeLodge · 1.1 miWar MemorialMemorial · 1.3 miRousay Heritage CentreMuseum · 1.4 miWyre from southern flank of Knitchen HillMountain or hill · 1.4 miCubbie Roo's CastleCastle · 1.9 mi

Pictures: Anne Burgess, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; N Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Colin Smith, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Humphrey Bolton, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Rude Health, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; yvso, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Dave Simpson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

More archaeology and monuments in Orkney Islands · All of Orkney Islands

Add to this placeAdd a picture Comment or add a tip Add a story

Explore 1,118,478 places