Maeshowe

Maeshowe is a Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave situated on , . It was probably built around 2800 BC. In the archaeology of Scotland, it gives its name to the Maeshowe type of chambered cairn, which is limited to Orkney.
Wikipedia
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  • Monument
  • …lies at an elevation of 33 feet (10 metres)
  • …is also known as “Maes Howe, chambered cairn”
  • Description: Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave situated on Mainland Orkney, Scotland

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Standing Stones of Stenness and Tormiston Mill.

Archaeological site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The are a Neolithic… is situated 3,700 feet west of Maeshowe.

Watermill
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Category B listed watermill… is situated 700 feet southeast of Maeshowe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stenness and Firth.

Photo: Nachosan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small, scattered village in the…

Locality
is a civil parish mainly on . is situated 2½ miles east of Maeshowe.

Village
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the parish of on , , . is situated 2½ miles east of Maeshowe.

Maeshowe

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Latitude
58.996° or 58° 59′ 46″ north
Longitude
-3.189° or 3° 11′ 20″ west
Open location code
9CCRXRW6+CC
Geo­Names ID
7535369
Wiki­data ID
Q507076

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Maeshowe” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Maeshowe”
  • Catalan: “Maeshowe”
  • Cebuano: “Maeshowe”
  • Chinese: “梅肖韦古墓”
  • Danish: “Maeshowe”
  • Dutch: “Maes Howe”
  • Finnish: “Maeshowe”
  • French: “Maeshowe”
  • German: “Maes Howe”
  • Greek: “Τύμβος Μέισοου”
  • Hebrew: “מיס האו”
  • Irish: “Maes Howe”
  • Italian: “Maeshowe”
  • Japanese: “メイズハウ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Maeshowe”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Maeshowe”
  • Norwegian: “Maeshowe”
  • Persian: “میزهو”
  • Polish: “Maes Howe”
  • Russian: “Мейсхау”
  • Scots: “Maeshowe”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Maes Howe”
  • Slovenian: “Maeshowe”
  • Spanish: “Maeshowe”
  • Swedish: “Maeshowe”
  • Ukrainian: “Мейсхау”
  • Welsh: “Maes Howe”

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Localities in the Area

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