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Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave situated on Mainland Orkney, Scotland
Maeshowe (or Maes Howe; Old Norse: Orkahaugr) is a Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave situated on Mainland Orkney, Scotland. It was probably built
Maeshowe
Burial monument (Usually Neolithic)
later Maeshowe type. It was in use for 800 years or more and numerous bird bones were found here, predominantly white-tailed sea eagle. The Maeshowe group
Chambered_cairn
Neolithic stone circle in Orkney, Scotland
the Standing Stones of Stenness to the south-east, the chambered tomb of Maeshowe to the east, and the large ceremonial and settlement complex at the Ness
Ring_of_Brodgar
Mound of earth and stones raised over graves
house, or a chamber tomb. Examples of barrows include Duggleby Howe and Maeshowe. The word tumulus is Latin for 'mound' or 'small hill', which is derived
Tumulus
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Orkney, Scotland
December 1999. The site of patrimony currently consists of four sites: Maeshowe – a chambered cairn and passage grave, aligned so that its central chamber
Heart_of_Neolithic_Orkney
Neolithic archaeological site in Scotland
Skara Brae passes near both these sites and ends at the chambered tomb of Maeshowe. Low roads connect Neolithic ceremonial sites throughout Britain.[citation
Skara_Brae
Interdisciplinary study of astronomies in cultures
artificial structure but gains plausibility from the other two indicated lines. Maeshowe is thus an extremely sophisticated calendar site which must have been positioned
Archaeoastronomy
Watermill (1882–1962), Visitor Centre (1989–2016) in Stenness
Scotland, owned by Historic Scotland since 1989. The mill sits adjacent to Maeshowe Chambered Cairn. Tormiston Mill was built in 1884/5 by Colonel Balfour
Tormiston_Mill
Overview of the prehistoric period on the Orkney Islands, Scotland
(2006) p. 57. "The Origin of the Maeshowe Plaecename" Orkneyjar. Retrieved 31 December 2008. Armit (2006) pp. 54–57. "Maeshowe" Archived 16 June 2017 at the
Prehistoric_Orkney
Type of megalithic tomb
to contain evidence that they were used for burial. One such example is Maeshowe. The passage tomb tradition is believed to have originated in the French
Passage_grave
Neolithic monument in County Meath, Ireland
Brittany, which has a similar preserved facing and large carved stones, Maeshowe in Orkney, with its large corbelled chamber, and Bryn Celli Ddu in Wales
Newgrange
Legendary king of Sweden and Denmark
inscription mentioning Lodbrok, carved on the prehistorical tumulus of Maeshowe on Orkney in the early 12th century. It reads: "This howe was built a long
Ragnar_Lodbrok
Henge in Orkney Islands, Scotland
the stream and near the tip of the isthmus formed between the two lochs. Maeshowe chambered cairn is about 1.2 km (0.75 mi) to the east of the Standing Stones
Standing_Stones_of_Stenness
Island in Scotland
Prehistory Prehistoric Orkney Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Maeshowe Ness of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Skara Brae Standing Stones of Stenness
North_Ronaldsay
Archipelago in Scotland
Prehistory Prehistoric Orkney Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Maeshowe Ness of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Skara Brae Standing Stones of Stenness
Shetland
Archipelago, county and council area in northern Scotland
Other remains from that era include the Standing Stones of Stenness, the Maeshowe passage grave, the Ring of Brodgar and other standing stones. Many of the
Orkney
Island of the Inner Hebrides, Scotland
Prehistory Prehistoric Orkney Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Maeshowe Ness of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Skara Brae Standing Stones of Stenness
Isle_of_Skye
Ancient Germanic letters
Nicole; Beale, Gareth; Richards, Julian; Scholma-Mason, Nela (2018), "Maeshowe: The Application of RTI to Norse Runes (Data Paper)", Internet Archaeology
Runes
List of the oldest extant buildings in the UK
Hawkes 1986, p. 262 "History of Belas Knap Long Barrow". English Heritage. "Maeshowe". Orkneyjar. Retrieved 11 February 2008. "Barnhouse Settlement". Orkneyjar
List of oldest buildings in the United Kingdom
List_of_oldest_buildings_in_the_United_Kingdom
Type of pottery
interpretation of the evidence, grooved ware is associated with the builders of the Maeshowe class of chambered tomb. The geographic distribution in Orkney of the two
Unstan_ware
Islands in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Prehistory Prehistoric Orkney Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Maeshowe Ness of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Skara Brae Standing Stones of Stenness
Flannan_Isles
arc of Bronze Age mounds surrounds this cairn on the island of Sanday. Maeshowe United Kingdom (Scotland) Europe c. 2800 BCE Tomb The entrance passage
List of oldest extant buildings
List_of_oldest_extant_buildings
Type of prehistoric pottery
emerged in this region, containing architectural features of both the Maeshowe subclass and the Orkney-Cromarty stalled subclasses of cairn. Grooved Ware
Grooved_ware
Norse poetry composed in Scotland survive. Among the runic inscriptions at Maeshowe is a text identified as irregular verse. Scandinavian cultural contacts
Old_Norse_literature
Surname list
England and the Orkney and Shetland islands near the Norwegian coastline. Maeshowe (or Maes Howe; Old Norse: Orkahaugr) is a Neolithic chambered cairn and
Howe_(surname)
Queen of Norway from 1293 to 1299
Uig Cubbie Roo's Castle Earl's Bu Jarlshof Kirkwall Castle Linton Chapel Maeshowe Old Scatness Port an Eilean Mhòir boat burial Rubha an Dùnain Scar boat
Isabel_Bruce
Island off the west coast of Scotland
Prehistory Prehistoric Orkney Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Maeshowe Ness of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Skara Brae Standing Stones of Stenness
Iona
Australian archaeologist (1892–1957)
by excavating the settlement of Skara Brae and the chambered tombs of Maeshowe and Quoyness. In these decades he published prolifically, producing excavation
V._Gordon_Childe
Prehistory Prehistoric Orkney Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Maeshowe Ness of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Skara Brae Standing Stones of Stenness
St_Serf's_Inch
Northernmost Shetland Island, Scotland
Prehistory Prehistoric Orkney Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Maeshowe Ness of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Skara Brae Standing Stones of Stenness
Unst
Islet in the River Forth, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Prehistory Prehistoric Orkney Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Maeshowe Ness of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Skara Brae Standing Stones of Stenness
Tullibody_Inch
Neolithic chambered cairn on Mainland in the islands of Orkney
west of Kirkwall. It dates to around 3000 BC, and is similar in design to Maeshowe, but on a smaller scale. It was constructed by Neolithic farmers as a burial
Cuween_Hill_Chambered_Cairn
Island in Shetland, United Kingdom
Prehistory Prehistoric Orkney Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Maeshowe Ness of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Skara Brae Standing Stones of Stenness
St_Ninian's_Isle
[citation needed] Examples are Newgrange in Ireland,[citation needed] Maeshowe in Orkney[citation needed] and Barclodiad y Gawres in Anglesey. Powell
Cruciform_passage_grave
Archipelago and council area off the west coast of mainland Scotland
Prehistory Prehistoric Orkney Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Maeshowe Ness of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Skara Brae Standing Stones of Stenness
Outer_Hebrides
Island in Scotland
Prehistory Prehistoric Orkney Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Maeshowe Ness of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Skara Brae Standing Stones of Stenness
Gigha
Archipelago in Outer Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom
Prehistory Prehistoric Orkney Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Maeshowe Ness of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Skara Brae Standing Stones of Stenness
St_Kilda,_Scotland
Island in Scotland
Prehistory Prehistoric Orkney Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Maeshowe Ness of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Skara Brae Standing Stones of Stenness
Great_Bernera
Part of the Viking invasions of England
Uig Cubbie Roo's Castle Earl's Bu Jarlshof Kirkwall Castle Linton Chapel Maeshowe Old Scatness Port an Eilean Mhòir boat burial Rubha an Dùnain Scar boat
Battle_of_Brunanburh
Prehistory Prehistoric Orkney Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Maeshowe Ness of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Skara Brae Standing Stones of Stenness
List_of_Shetland_islands
Largest island in Scotland, part of the Outer Hebrides
Prehistory Prehistoric Orkney Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Maeshowe Ness of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Skara Brae Standing Stones of Stenness
Lewis_and_Harris
Island of Inner Hebrides, Scotland
Prehistory Prehistoric Orkney Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Maeshowe Ness of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Skara Brae Standing Stones of Stenness
Lismore,_Scotland
Neolithic chambered cairn located on Sanday in Orkney, Scotland
monument located on the island of Sanday in Orkney, Scotland. Similar to Maeshowe in design, the tomb was probably built around 3000 BC. The skeletal remains
Quoyness_chambered_cairn
Sporadically inhabited island in Loch Broom in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland
Prehistory Prehistoric Orkney Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Maeshowe Ness of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Skara Brae Standing Stones of Stenness
Tanera_Mòr
Neolithic chambered cairn on Rousay, Orkney, Scotland
metres (9.8 ft) or more. Alternatively, it may have been vaulted like Maeshowe to a height of as much as 5 metres (16 ft). The cairn appears to have been
Midhowe_Chambered_Cairn
Scottish island group
Prehistory Prehistoric Orkney Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Maeshowe Ness of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Skara Brae Standing Stones of Stenness
Islands_of_the_Clyde
Southernmost Shetland Island, Scotland
Prehistory Prehistoric Orkney Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Maeshowe Ness of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Skara Brae Standing Stones of Stenness
Fair_Isle
Archipelago off the west coast of Scotland
Prehistory Prehistoric Orkney Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Maeshowe Ness of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Skara Brae Standing Stones of Stenness
Hebrides
Small tidal island south of Colonsay in the Scottish Inner Hebrides
Prehistory Prehistoric Orkney Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Maeshowe Ness of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Skara Brae Standing Stones of Stenness
Oronsay,_Colonsay
Island in Loch Eriboll, north coast of Scotland
Prehistory Prehistoric Orkney Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Maeshowe Ness of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Skara Brae Standing Stones of Stenness
Eilean_Choraidh
Extinct Germanic language spoken in the Northern Isles of Scotland
Uig Cubbie Roo's Castle Earl's Bu Jarlshof Kirkwall Castle Linton Chapel Maeshowe Old Scatness Port an Eilean Mhòir boat burial Rubha an Dùnain Scar boat
Norn_language
the chamber Bulford solar alignment Callanish Stones Durrington Walls Maeshowe, it is aligned so that the rear wall of its central chamber, a rough cube
List of archaeoastronomical sites by country
List_of_archaeoastronomical_sites_by_country
The settlers introduced chambered cairn tombs from around 3500 BC, as at Maeshowe, and from about 3000 BC the many standing stones and circles such as those
History_of_Scotland
(Glenurquhart) Croftmoraig, Perthshire Kilmartin Glen, Argyll Machrie Moor, Arran Maeshowe, Orkney Ring of Brodgar, Orkney Skara Brae, Orkney Standing Stones of Stenness
List of historic sites in Scotland
List_of_historic_sites_in_Scotland
Island off the coast of Scotland
Prehistory Prehistoric Orkney Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Maeshowe Ness of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Skara Brae Standing Stones of Stenness
Isle_of_Arran
Island off the coast of Scotland
Prehistory Prehistoric Orkney Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Maeshowe Ness of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Skara Brae Standing Stones of Stenness
Isle_of_Mull
is visible on this bearing. The sunset alignment differs from that of Maeshowe, a chambered cairn in Orkney, which is built so that sunlight will penetrate
Stone_Lud
Main island of the St Kilda archipelago, Scotland
Prehistory Prehistoric Orkney Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Maeshowe Ness of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Skara Brae Standing Stones of Stenness
Hirta
Settlement in Scotland
surrounded by a clay platform. The entrance through this was aligned with Maeshowe. The structure is assumed to have served as a ceremonial site rather than
Barnhouse_Settlement
Island in the Firth of Clyde in Scotland
Prehistory Prehistoric Orkney Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Maeshowe Ness of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Skara Brae Standing Stones of Stenness
Isle_of_Bute
Ethnic group
Childe (1892–1957), Australian archaeologist and philologist who excavated Maeshowe Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (1934–2016), composer and Master of the Queen's
Orcadians
they arrived at the site. Nimrud, Iraq. Largest colossal bull, 30 tons. Maeshowe Orkney Islands, Scotland. Largest flagstone, 30 tons. Caesarea Maritima
List_of_largest_monoliths
Island of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland
Prehistory Prehistoric Orkney Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Maeshowe Ness of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Skara Brae Standing Stones of Stenness
Islay
9th-century Norse viking and first Jarl of Møre
the 9th century figure Ragnar Lodbrok: runic inscriptions found inside Maeshowe, dating from the 12th century, state that the mound was "built before Loðbrók"
Rognvald_Eysteinsson
Stonehenge's use in tracking seasons
Isles to contain a clear, compelling solar alignment are Newgrange and Maeshowe, which both face the winter solstice sunrise. The most recent evidence
Archaeoastronomy and Stonehenge
Archaeoastronomy_and_Stonehenge
British archaeological site
sites. Also visible from the site are, to the east, the chambered cairn at Maeshowe and, to the southeast, the Barnhouse Settlement. A couple of kilometres
Ness_of_Brodgar
Neolithic chambered cairn on Wideford Hill on Mainland, Orkney
Scotland. The tomb dates to around 2000 BC, and is similar in design to the Maeshowe chambered cairn on Orkney. Historic Environment Scotland established the
Wideford_Hill_chambered_cairn
Prehistory Prehistoric Orkney Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Maeshowe Ness of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Skara Brae Standing Stones of Stenness
List_of_Orkney_islands
Island in Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Prehistory Prehistoric Orkney Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Maeshowe Ness of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Skara Brae Standing Stones of Stenness
Scarp,_Scotland
Islet in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Prehistory Prehistoric Orkney Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Maeshowe Ness of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Skara Brae Standing Stones of Stenness
Gasker
Musical artist
refers to as 'Real Spaces'. The other two works in the series so far are Maeshowe (based on the acoustic fingerprint of the Neolithic Tomb in the Orkney
Georgia_Rodgers
Tidal island off North Uist in the Sound of Harris, Scotland
Prehistory Prehistoric Orkney Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Maeshowe Ness of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Skara Brae Standing Stones of Stenness
Stromay
Island in the Sound of Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Prehistory Prehistoric Orkney Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Maeshowe Ness of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Skara Brae Standing Stones of Stenness
Berneray,_North_Uist
Prehistory Prehistoric Orkney Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Maeshowe Ness of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Skara Brae Standing Stones of Stenness
List of freshwater islands in Scotland
List_of_freshwater_islands_in_Scotland
Island of the Inner Hebrides in Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Prehistory Prehistoric Orkney Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Maeshowe Ness of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Skara Brae Standing Stones of Stenness
Staffa
Island in Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Prehistory Prehistoric Orkney Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Maeshowe Ness of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Skara Brae Standing Stones of Stenness
Barra
Neolithic chambered cairn
because the tomb contains a side chamber, a feature more common in the Maeshowe-type tombs. Third, the main chamber does not open at the end of the passageway
Unstan_Chambered_Cairn
Island in the Scottish Inner Hebrides
Prehistory Prehistoric Orkney Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Maeshowe Ness of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Skara Brae Standing Stones of Stenness
Kerrera
Prehistoric human occupation of Britain
enclosures, as well as the building of impressive chamber tombs such as the Maeshowe types. The earliest stone circles and individual burials also appear. Different
Prehistoric_Britain
King of Dublin and the Isles
Uig Cubbie Roo's Castle Earl's Bu Jarlshof Kirkwall Castle Linton Chapel Maeshowe Old Scatness Port an Eilean Mhòir boat burial Rubha an Dùnain Scar boat
Echmarcach_mac_Ragnaill
Scottish breed of sheep
Prehistory Prehistoric Orkney Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Maeshowe Ness of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Skara Brae Standing Stones of Stenness
Boreray_Blackface
Island of the Inner Hebrides off Great Britain
Prehistory Prehistoric Orkney Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Maeshowe Ness of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Skara Brae Standing Stones of Stenness
Jura,_Scotland
Archipelago off the west coast of mainland Scotland
Prehistory Prehistoric Orkney Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Maeshowe Ness of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Skara Brae Standing Stones of Stenness
Inner_Hebrides
Main island of the Orkney Islands, Scotland
of Birsay, the vast majority of place names, and runic inscriptions at Maeshowe and other ancient sites. Stromness is of relatively recent origin, being
Mainland,_Orkney
Island in Scotland
Prehistory Prehistoric Orkney Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Maeshowe Ness of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Skara Brae Standing Stones of Stenness
Seil
best preserved Neolithic settlement in northern Europe. Other sites are Maeshowe, a chambered cairn and passage grave, and two megalithic monuments, the
List of World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom
List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_the_United_Kingdom
1263 battle of the Scottish-Norwegian War
Uig Cubbie Roo's Castle Earl's Bu Jarlshof Kirkwall Castle Linton Chapel Maeshowe Old Scatness Port an Eilean Mhòir boat burial Rubha an Dùnain Scar boat
Battle_of_Largs
Hallway at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
type of alignment bears a closer relationship with that of Newgrange and Maeshowe in that the sunlight passes through the mass of the buildings rather than
Infinite_Corridor
Island in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland
Prehistory Prehistoric Orkney Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Maeshowe Ness of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Skara Brae Standing Stones of Stenness
Holy_Island,_Firth_of_Clyde
Island in southeast Orkney, Scotland
Prehistory Prehistoric Orkney Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Maeshowe Ness of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Skara Brae Standing Stones of Stenness
South_Ronaldsay
Most westerly island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland
Prehistory Prehistoric Orkney Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Maeshowe Ness of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Skara Brae Standing Stones of Stenness
Tiree
Linklet Linksness Longhope Loth Lower Whitehall Lowertown Lyness Lythes Maeshowe Mainland Manse Bay Marwick Melsetter Midbea Midhowe Millbounds Mirbister
List_of_places_in_Orkney
British, Irish and Manx history c. 4100–2500 BC
Maes Howe, Orkney, Scotland, c. 2800 BC. Drawing made in 1861 shortly after the excavation through the roof of Maeshowe by the antiquarian James Farrer
Neolithic_British_Isles
Prehistory Prehistoric Orkney Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Maeshowe Ness of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Skara Brae Standing Stones of Stenness
List_of_islands_of_Scotland
Pair of archipelagos near Scotland
Prehistory Prehistoric Orkney Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Maeshowe Ness of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Skara Brae Standing Stones of Stenness
Northern_Isles
Queen of Norway from 931 to 933
Uig Cubbie Roo's Castle Earl's Bu Jarlshof Kirkwall Castle Linton Chapel Maeshowe Old Scatness Port an Eilean Mhòir boat burial Rubha an Dùnain Scar boat
Gunnhild,_Mother_of_Kings
Middle ages Scottish ship
Uig Cubbie Roo's Castle Earl's Bu Jarlshof Kirkwall Castle Linton Chapel Maeshowe Old Scatness Port an Eilean Mhòir boat burial Rubha an Dùnain Scar boat
Birlinn
Neolithic chambered cairn on Orkney, Scotland
cells on each side of the chamber and one on each end. The cairn is a Maeshowe type of chambered cairn. Radiocarbon dating has placed its construction
Quanterness_chambered_cairn
Viking warlord, Earl of Orkney
Uig Cubbie Roo's Castle Earl's Bu Jarlshof Kirkwall Castle Linton Chapel Maeshowe Old Scatness Port an Eilean Mhòir boat burial Rubha an Dùnain Scar boat
Torf-Einarr
Island of the Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Prehistory Prehistoric Orkney Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Maeshowe Ness of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Skara Brae Standing Stones of Stenness
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