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Knowe of Rowiegar

Chambered Cairn (neolithic), Inhumation(s) (neolithic), Man-made underground passage (iron Age), Unidentified Pottery (neolithic)

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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Knowe of Rowiegar as Chambered Cairn (neolithic), Inhumation(s) (neolithic), Man-made underground passage (iron Age), Unidentified Pottery (neolithic). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Chambered cairn dating to the Neolithic period, with later Iron Age modifications including a man-made underground passage. Its significance lies in the combination of Neolithic burial practices and subsequent Iron Age activity, reflecting long-term use of the site.

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