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Dwarfie Stone, Isle of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon.

Dwarfie Stone, Isle of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon.

2-640-508 - © CM Dixon/Heritage Images

Dwarfie Stone, Isle of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland, 20th century. A megalithic chambered tomb carved out of a block of Devonian Old Red Sandstone located in a steep-sided valley between Quoys and Rackwick on the island of Hoy. It may be the only example of a Neolithic rock-cut tomb in Britain.

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People Information

Creator
  1. CM Dixon, attributed to: British: Photographer
Medium
  1. Photograph
Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe United Kingdom Scotland Orkney

  1. 59 00 00 N , 003 00 00 W

World Europe United Kingdom Scotland Orkney Hoy

  1. 60 11 00 N , 001 20 00 W
Category Hierarchy

Locations & Buildings Archaeological Sites

Science & Nature Geographical Features

Society & Culture Death & Burial

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4728x3240
File Size : 44,880kb

Aliases

  1. MBCS12
  1. 0370004452
  1. 2-640-508
  1. 2640508
  1. MBCS12
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