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Vementry, Northra Voe

Chambered Cairn (neolithic)
Vementry, Northra Voe
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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Vementry, Northra Voe as Chambered Cairn (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.
Neolithic chambered cairn; dates to the early to middle Neolithic period (c. 3500–2500 BCE). It is significant as part of a broader pattern of megalithic funerary monuments in Orkney, reflecting complex social and ritual practices of prehistoric communities.

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Photo: Ruth Sharville · CC BY-SA 2.0