Videos tagged with "neolithic"
Cairnholy 2 [02:50]
This Clyde-type chambered cairn measures about 21m x 12m and is less elaborate than the nearby Cairnholy I tomb. There is no evidence of a façade, but the entrance is flanked by an impressive 2.9m tall portal stone and its broken twin. In front of the entrance there is a closing stone, now prostrate. The bipartite chamber survives almost intact. It consists of slab-sided inner and outer compartments, the inner still retaining its large capstone, as seen in the photo. Excavation in 1949 by S. Piggott and TGE Powell revealed a leaf-shaped arrowhead, a flint knife and Beaker pottery. The finds are now in the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland in Edinburgh. The site is said to be the grave of the mythical Scottish king Caldus (Galdus or Gauldus).
Tags: cairnholy, neolithic, cairn, scotland, wickerman, kirkcudbright, dumfries, ancient, burial, monument, wilderness, outdoors, scottish, nature
Cairnholy 1 [04:50]
This is a Clyde-type chambered cairn with an impressive curved façade of eight tall uprights reaching to 3m in height. In front of the entrance there is a closing stone, now fallen. The cairn, measuring 43m x 10m, has been robbed of most of its material. The chamber is built with in an inner and outer compartment, the inner one built as a box, inaccessible from the outer one. The site was excavated in 1949.and among the objects found in the outer compartment were part of an axe of jadeite, a rare green stone imported from the Alps and a leaf-shaped arrowhead. The axe is kept in the Royal Museum of Scotland, in Edinburgh. Some 150m up the lane is another chambered cairn.
Tags: cairnholy, neolithic, cairn, scotland, wickerman, kirkcudbright, dumfries, ancient, burial, monument, wilderness, outdoors, scottish, nature
Orkney Antiquities.wmv [10:00]
Join Touch of Class on our Scotland Tour on a visit to the oldest known neolithic village on planet Earth. The 5000 year old Skara Brae and the passage tomb of Maeshowe. See the Celtic Ring of Brodgar and the excarnation tomb, The Tomb of the eagles. Of course, you'll get to enjoy Good's tunes along the way !
Tags: Touch of Class, Archeology, Neolithic, Lighterpine Productions, William Good, Scotland, Orkney islands, antiquities, Scotland Tour 2011
Inverugie Cups and Rings [06:40]
Neolithic rock art near Hopeman, Moray. 3000 - 2000 BC.
Tags: Hopeman, Cups and Rings, neolithic, Scotland, Moray
Islands of Scotland - The Orkney Islands (1/3) [07:52]
2) The Orkney Isles Orkney (also known as the Orkney Islands or, incorrectly, the Orkneys) is an archipelago in northern Scotland, situated 10 miles (16 km) north of the coast of Caithness. Orkney comprises over 70 islands; around 20 are inhabited. The largest island, known as "Mainland," has an area of 202 sq mi (523 kmâ²), making it the sixth-largest Scottish island and the tenth-largest island in the British Isles. The largest settlement and administrative centre is Kirkwall. Orkney has been inhabited for at least 5500 years. Originally inhabited by neolithic tribes and then by the Picts, Orkney was invaded and finally annexed by Norway in 875 and settled by the Norse. It was subsequently re-annexed to the Scottish Crown in 1472, following the failed payment of a dowry for James iii's bride, Margaret of Denmark. Orkney contains some of the oldest and best-preserved Neolithic sites in Europe, and the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney" is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Tags: Islands, of, Scotland, The, Orkney, Isles, Mainland, Kirkwall
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