The layout of the cairn

Access to the interior of the Cuween cairn is by a very low passage approximately 5.5 metres long.

The tomb is a Maeshowe-type tomb, cut into solid bedrock at the top of Cuween Hill.

Four smaller chambers branch off from each wall of the rectangular main chamber, the entrances to which are slightly above the level of the floor.

After crawling through the chamber entrances, the side chambers are also high enough to allow the visitor to stand.