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Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn

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Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn () is a Neolithic chambered cairn on Mainland, the main island of Orkney, Scotland, about 6 miles west of Kirkwall. It dates to around 3,000 BCE, and is similar in design to Maeshowe, but on a smaller scale. It was constructed by Neolithic farmers as a burial place. Read more on Wikipedia

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