Wideford Hill Chambered Cairn
Wideford Hill Chambered Cairn
Wideford Hill Chambered Cairn
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Ken J
28 مساهمة
سبتمبر 2022
...and much smaller than you might expect. But hey, someone unearthed and excavated this and made it free to visit. And they look after it. Respect the history.
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VNewy
Newcastle, أستراليا2,090 مساهمة
بمفردك • يوليو 2022
Bit of a walk to get here, but you can climb down inside. Bit disturbing when travelling by yourself. Nice views on the walk to it, so worthwhile.
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Lou P
Wiltshire60 مساهمة
يونيو 2021
If you have arthritis or any mobility issues, Wideford Hill is an excellent place to visit by car. You can drive up there from the old Finstown Road and you get a panoramic vista of Orkney. On a good day you can see most of the island and the other islands. The path to the Cairn can be difficult so I didn’t go there as it’s quite steep. But I loved the views to Kirkwall and beyond and to the north across Finstown and then across to Hoy. Thoroughly recommend the visit.
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btcoulter391
بريستول, UK17 مساهمة
سبتمبر 2020
Start from the west side of Kirkwall near to a sports centre through a farm gate to follow a well-trodden footpath as it climbs gently uphill. As the path meanders through groups of trees, there are good views back to Kirkwall with the red sandstone of St Magnus Cathedral domineering the city’s skyline.
The well-trodden path climbs gently for a short 1000 yards approximately before I reach the rough track that climbs a little further and meets the surfaced road leading up to the summit of the hill. As all hills do, the summit was pulling my legs!!! Its vision lied and now I am following this around a sharp bend and steeply uphill to reach the top where as well as a trig point, view indicator and masts there is a great view down over Kirkwall and out to the surrounding islands.
Thankfully from the summit I return downhill and take a path for Wideford Cairn. The first part of the path has good views towards Finstown and the islands in the Bay of Firth. Where the path forks keep left heading downhill through a gap in an old fence to reach the fence surrounding the cairn. Unfortunately, the cairn is closed for safety reasons and my traversing aspirations are dulled, but not extinguished.
The Neolithic cairn dates to about 3000BC and was a communal burial site dug into the side of the hill. Apparently you can access the inside via a ladder and a sliding hatch on the top, so a bit of a missed opportunity I’m afraid!
The well-trodden path climbs gently for a short 1000 yards approximately before I reach the rough track that climbs a little further and meets the surfaced road leading up to the summit of the hill. As all hills do, the summit was pulling my legs!!! Its vision lied and now I am following this around a sharp bend and steeply uphill to reach the top where as well as a trig point, view indicator and masts there is a great view down over Kirkwall and out to the surrounding islands.
Thankfully from the summit I return downhill and take a path for Wideford Cairn. The first part of the path has good views towards Finstown and the islands in the Bay of Firth. Where the path forks keep left heading downhill through a gap in an old fence to reach the fence surrounding the cairn. Unfortunately, the cairn is closed for safety reasons and my traversing aspirations are dulled, but not extinguished.
The Neolithic cairn dates to about 3000BC and was a communal burial site dug into the side of the hill. Apparently you can access the inside via a ladder and a sliding hatch on the top, so a bit of a missed opportunity I’m afraid!
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Susan from Battlefield
17 مساهمة
سبتمبر 2019
This is a chambered cairn you can visit free of charge. Wideford Hill is a high point (2 tunes named after Wideford Hill, find them on abcnotation or thesession.org). An ancient cairn, with stunning views from the summit of the hill. Be sure to wrap up well as it can be windy.
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Germà M
27 مساهمة
سبتمبر 2019
En mi opinion, si coges un buen día para visitar esta tumba, disfrutarás de lo que yo creo que es una de las mejores vistas de las Orkney: desde la tumba hacia Finstown, aunque desde la tumba hacia Kirkwall y Scapa Flow no está mal lo que se ve.
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charlie s
32 مساهمة
بمفردك • أغسطس 2019
Walking there from Kirkwall along a fairly busy road with no pavement is slightly dangerous. Then there is a 15 minute plod to the actual site. You can easily climb down into the chamber but it isn't very big, but the overall restoration of the site is excellent
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40forty
جلاسكو, UK341 مساهمة
بمفردك • يونيو 2019
Very historic and nice views on the way here. Bring your boots and jacket because it can be cold and exposed enough to take your breath away. Very small area when you climb in the hatch. You'll need a torch because it's pitch black. There is one provided but the battery was becoming flat and it gave off little light so use the torch on your phone or a torch of some sort with you. Quite basic and no bells and whistles but a nice walk and I bet there isn't one of these in your town.
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Christian G
66 مساهمة
الأصدقاء • أغسطس 2018
ein kleiner Spaziergang und dann steht man vor der interessanten Anlage. Schöne Aussicht auf die weitern Inseln
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twinklebus
Greater London, UK5 مساهمات
زوجان • يوليو 2018
Wow. Interesting little Cairn. But hard to find. No sign posts once you get to the top of Wideford Hill.. so we ended up stumbling around through the heather lost, trying to follow google maps for ages! Finally found a path to the right of the abandoned building and its a steep walk down to the Cairn. Was
worth a look, lovely exterior but tiny inside with a ladder down into it ( and a torch f you need it ) followed by a steep walk back up the hill. We were knackered by the end of it but was worth seeing :)
worth a look, lovely exterior but tiny inside with a ladder down into it ( and a torch f you need it ) followed by a steep walk back up the hill. We were knackered by the end of it but was worth seeing :)
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