Unstan Chambered Cairn

Orkney Islands, GB

Unstan (or Onstan, or Onston) is a Neolithic chambered cairn located about 2 mi (3 km) north-east of Stromness on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. The tomb was built on a promontory that extends into the Loch of Stenness near the settlement of Howe. Unstan is notable as an atypical hybrid of the two main

types of chambered cairn found in Orkney, and as the location of the first discovery of a type of pottery that now bears the name of the tomb. The site is in the care of Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument.

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Nearby

Bridge of Waithe monumenti · 0.5 km away
Loch of Stenness lake · 1 km away
Ring of Brodgar archeo · 2 km away
Stones of Stenness archeo · 3 km away
Barnhouse Settlement archeo · 3 km away
Maes Howe archeo · 4 km away
Tormiston Mill watermill · 4 km away
Inner Holm island · 4 km away