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Bookan is a Neolithic chambered cairn located approximately 300 metres south-south-east of Buckan Cottage in Orkney, Scotland. The monument dates to the Neolithic period and represents the type of communal burial structure characteristic of Orkney's early farming communities. As a chambered cairn, it would have functioned as a collective tomb, reflecting the ritual and social practices of prehistoric Orkney society. The site is recorded under Historic Environment Scotland's designation reference SM1243.
Bookan, chambered cairn 300m SSE of Buckan Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1243. View the official record →
Bookan is a Neolithic chambered cairn located approximately 300 metres south-south-east of Buckan Cottage in Orkney, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1243.
Bookan, chambered cairn 300m SSE of Buckan Cottage dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered cairn 300m sse of buckan cottage. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Bookan, chambered cairn 300m SSE of Buckan Cottage is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM1243.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Knowe of Onston,or Unstan,chambered cairn (2.4 km), Little Barnhouse, mound, 160m NE of (2.9 km), Cummi Howe, broch (3.8 km).
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