In Scotland, the mystery of the prehistoric tomb of the Dvory-Stein (Photo) was revealed

Subscribe to not miss the most info and interesting news from the world of science! The orcna islands are located in the north of Scotland. This is an archipelago of about 70 islands, of which only 20 are inhabited. Dvory-Stein, translated from English "Gnome (dwarf)", is a megalithic burial ground that dates from 3-2 millennia BC.

It is located in the center of the valley in the middle of the island of Hoy, between the settlements of Rakvik and Kuyos: it is a green and barren place, often wrapped with fog. Two-stein is a tomb, which was cut in a massive, almost rectangular block of red limestone, 8. 6 meters long and 4 meters wide. The block is slightly inclined and at the highest point its height is about 2. 5 meters. Once the entrance to the tomb, which is located on the west side, was covered by a stone slab.

Now it lies in front of the entrance - a square in size 1 meter. From it inside the block there is a passage of a length of just more than 2 meters, with two chambers on the sides. The height of the ceiling inside is just 1 meter, so people who entered either had to be kneeling inside or bent. Or to be a gnome, which gave the name of the tomb. There are many legends related to this place. As the name implies, one of the stories states that the dwarf ever lived inside the Trolley.

According to the other, the tomb was built, as it may be strange, giant. Also, this tomb was told by Walter Scott in his novel Pirate, which was published in 1821. In order not to speak legend, this monument belongs to the Neolithic era. This tomb may have belonged to the ancient leader of this island or the ruler of some tribe. The space of the tomb is cut with great accuracy: its walls are smooth, with small recesses where the deceased should lie.

The right chamber has even a "pillow", an unprecedented stone. There is no doubt that ancient people have given a lot of time, as this type of stone is very dense and solid, and the only tools available at that time was a stone and a deer horn. For centuries, the tomb was looted: the robbers of the graves, instead of pushing the stone that closed the entrance, cut the hole in the ceiling. The exact time of the event is unknown, but the hole was noticed in the 16th century.

Nowadays it has already been flooded with concrete. Despite its simplicity, Dvory-Stein is a unique monument of Scotland. Similar tombs are only in Southern Europe, namely in the Mediterranean. Scientists have suggested that this tomb is their imitation, but such a theory is rejected, since there is no evidence that two-stein has a direct connection with the Mediterranean tombs.

Let it be there, this tomb is the only one in the territory of Britain to the Neolithic tongue, which is carved in the rock. It is interesting that in general, the two-stee is similar to local burial grounds, but they are all built of individual stones rather than carved from solid blocks.

This place has always been popular and many visitors left the inscriptions on the stone, including Captain William Mowsey, who left the inscription in Persian in 1850: "I sat for two nights and learned patience. " Above Persian is another inscription - the name "Mountsey", written in advance by Latin. Earlier, Focus spoke about the burial of the Roman aristocracy in Harfort, Britain. She was discovered in a lead sarcophagus. We also talked about the Egyptian tomb, which proved to be false.