Dating from around 3000 B.C., Taversoe Tuick (Taiverso Tooack in Orcadian) is an unusual two-storey chambered cairn, one of only two known, located on the south side of Rousay.
The cairn is 30 feet in diameter. The upper chamber is reached by an 11 foot long passage and is divided into two compartments. The lower chamber, originally reached by a 19 foot passage, is about 12 feet by 5 feet wide and is divided into 4 cells by upright slabs. The cairn is built on a hill so each passage is at ground level. Today, the lower chamber is accessed internally by a ladder from the upper chamber.
A third smaller chamber lies near the southern edge of the cairn near the entrance to the lower chamber.
About Taversoe Tuick
Orkneyjar: Taversoe Tuick
Stone Pages: Taversoe Tuick
Undiscovered Scotland: Taversoe Tuick Cairn
Megalithic Portal: Taversoe Tuick
Orkneyjar: Orkney's Chambered Cairns
Journey to Taversoe Tuick
Taversoe Tuick Chambered Cairn is off the B9064 1/2 mile from the ferry pier on the south side of the Island of Rousay, which is accessible by ferry from Tingwall on the West Mainland of Orkney.
Ordnance Survey Map (HY425276)
Visitors Information
Visitors information may be found at the Historic Scotland webpage. General tourist information for Rousay may be found on the Rousay: Egypt of the North website.
Additional Photos of Taversoe Tuick (2007)
Historic Scotland Sign at Taversoe Tuick
Taversoe Tuick
Entrance to the Upper Chamber, Taversoe Tuick
Stalls in the Upper Chamber, Taversoe Tuick
Rounded Compartment in Upper Chamber, Taversoe Tuick
Modern Ladder Entrance to Lower Chamber from Upper Chamber, Taversoe Tuick
Stone Slab in Lower Chamber, Taversoe Tuick
Compartment in Lower Chamber, Taversoe Tuick
Lower Chamber's Original Entrance Passage, Taversoe Tuick
Small Detached Chamber Near Taversoe Tuick
Mound and Lower Chamber Entrance, Taversoe Tuick
Additional Photos of Taversoe Tuick (2010)
Road Sign for Taversoe Tuick
Path to Taversoe Tuick
2010 Revisit to Taversoe Tuick
Descriptive Sign at Taversoe Tuick
Upper Chamber Entrance to Taversoe Tuick
Upper Chamber,Taversoe Tuick
Upper Chamber, Taversoe Tuick
Lower Chamber, Taversoe Tuick
Lower Chamber, Taversoe Tuick
Upper Chamber Exit from Taversoe Tuick
Lower Chamber's Original Entrance to Taversoe Tuick
Covered Small Detached Chamber Near Taversoe Tuick
Entrance to Small Detached Chamber Near Taversoe Tuick
Inside the Small Detached Chamber Near Taversoe Tuick
Rear of Taversoe Tuick
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