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Maeshowe Chambered Cairn | VisitScotland
Visits are by guided tour only. Tours depart from the new Maeshowe Visitor Centre (at Stenness), postcode KW16 3LB. Tours are hourly and start at 10am with the last tour at 4pm. All visits must be booked in advance to guarantee entry. This also applies to Historic Scotland members and Explorer/Orkney Pass holders, but entry is free as normal.
https://www.visitscotland.com/info/see-do/maeshowe-chambered-cairn-p299611
Maeshowe Chambered Cairn
Get a taste of the fascinating discoveries that await at Maeshowe, one of Europe’s finest chambered tombs, built some 5,000 years ago.
https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/maeshowe-chambered-cairn
Maeshowe | VisitOrkney
Maeshowe is believed to be one of the finest burial chambers in Western Europe.
https://www.visitorkney.com/things/history/maeshowe
Maeshowe and the Winter Solstice
Orkneyjar - Maeshowe and the Winter Solstice
http://www.orkneyjar.com/history/maeshowe/solstice.htm
Maeshowe Winter Solstice Sunset
http://www.maeshowe.co.uk
Maeshowe Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
Information about and images of Maeshowe in Orkney on Undiscovered Scotland.
http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/westmainland/maeshowe/index.html
Maeshowe, Orkney's finest chambered cairn
Maeshowe. The largest and most impressive of the chambered tombs found in Orkney.
http://www.orkneyjar.com/history/maeshowe/index.html
Maeshowe
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maeshowe

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Maeshowe
History
Orkahaugr (Old Norse)
The chambered cairn in 2006
Location in Scotland, United Kingdom
Alternative name	Maes Howe
Location	Stenness, Scotland, United Kingdom
Coordinates	58°59′48″N 3°11′17″W / 58.9965806°N 3.1881749°W / 58.9965806; -3.1881749
Type	Chambered cairn
Diameter	35 meters
Height	7.3 meters
Material	Stone
Founded	c. 2800 BC
Periods	Neolithic
Site notes
Ownership	Historic Scotland
Public access	Yes

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Type	Cultural
Criteria	i, ii, iii, iv
Designated	1999 (23rd session)
Part of	Heart of Neolithic Orkney
Reference no.	514
Region	Europe and North America


Identifiers
Historic Environment Scotland	SM90209

Maeshowe Chambered Cairn | VisitScotland
Visits are by guided tour only. Tours depart from the new Maeshowe Visitor Centre (at Stenness), postcode KW16 3LB. Tours are hourly and start at 10am with the last tour at 4pm. All visits must be booked in advance to guarantee entry. This also applies to Historic Scotland members and Explorer/Orkney Pass holders, but entry is free as normal.
https://www.visitscotland.com/info/see-do/maeshowe-chambered-cairn-p299611
Maeshowe Chambered Cairn
Get a taste of the fascinating discoveries that await at Maeshowe, one of Europe’s finest chambered tombs, built some 5,000 years ago.
https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/maeshowe-chambered-cairn
Maeshowe | VisitOrkney
Maeshowe is believed to be one of the finest burial chambers in Western Europe.
https://www.visitorkney.com/things/history/maeshowe
Maeshowe and the Winter Solstice
Orkneyjar - Maeshowe and the Winter Solstice
http://www.orkneyjar.com/history/maeshowe/solstice.htm
Maeshowe Winter Solstice Sunset
http://www.maeshowe.co.uk
Maeshowe Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
Information about and images of Maeshowe in Orkney on Undiscovered Scotland.
http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/westmainland/maeshowe/index.html
Maeshowe, Orkney's finest chambered cairn
Maeshowe. The largest and most impressive of the chambered tombs found in Orkney.
http://www.orkneyjar.com/history/maeshowe/index.html
Maeshowe
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maeshowe

Maeshowe
History
Orkahaugr (Old Norse)
The chambered cairn in 2006
Location in Scotland, United Kingdom
Alternative name	Maes Howe
Location	Stenness, Scotland, United Kingdom
Coordinates	58°59′48″N 3°11′17″W / 58.9965806°N 3.1881749°W / 58.9965806; -3.1881749
Type	Chambered cairn
Diameter	35 meters
Height	7.3 meters
Material	Stone
Founded	c. 2800 BC
Periods	Neolithic
Site notes
Ownership	Historic Scotland
Public access	Yes

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Type	Cultural
Criteria	i, ii, iii, iv
Designated	1999 (23rd session)
Part of	Heart of Neolithic Orkney
Reference no.	514
Region	Europe and North America


Identifiers
Historic Environment Scotland	SM90209

Maeshowe