Midhowe Chambered Cairn
The Midhowe Chambered Cairn is a large Neolithic chambered cairn located on the south shore of the island of Rousay, Orkney, Scotland. The name "Midhowe" comes from the Iron Age broch known as Midhowe Broch, that lies just west of the tomb.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: neolithic chambered cairn in Scotland
- Also known as: “Midhowe Chambered Cairn - 3,500 BC”, “Midhowe stalled tomb”, and “Midhowe, chambered cairn and remains nearby”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rousay and Midhowe Broch.
Rousay
Photo: Jonesl84, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rousay is one of the Orkney Islands, separated by a mile-wide strait from Orkney Mainland. Its name is Norse, Hrólfsey meaning Rolf's Island, and it's small and hilly, only 5 by 3 miles, with a population of 219 in 2011.
Midhowe Broch
Archaeological site
Photo: MichaelMaggs, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Midhowe Broch is an Iron Age broch located on the west coast of the island of Rousay in the Orkney Islands, in Scotland. Midhowe Broch is situated 410 feet northwest of Midhowe Chambered Cairn.
Eynhallow
Island
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eynhallow is a small, presently uninhabited island in Eynhallow Sound, between Rousay and the Mainland of Orkney, off the north coast of mainland Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Evie and Tingwall.
Evie
Village
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Evie is a parish and village on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. The parish is located in the north-west of the Mainland, between Birsay and Rendall, forming the coastline opposite the isle of Rousay. Evie is situated 3½ miles south of Midhowe Chambered Cairn.
Tingwall
Village
Tingwall is a farm and ferry terminal that lies on the north-east coast of Orkney's West Mainland on the Gairsay Sound in the parish of Evie and Rendall. Tingwall is situated 5 miles south of Midhowe Chambered Cairn.
Midhowe Chambered Cairn
- Categories: chambered cairn, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.15654° or 59° 9′ 24″ northLongitude
-3.09914° or 3° 5′ 57″ westOpen location code
9CFR5W42+J8OpenStreetMap ID
node 1299289924OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q568592
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Midhowe Chambered Cairn” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Midhowe Chambered Cairn”
- French: “Cairn dolménique de Midhowe”
- German: “Midhowe Cairn”
- Russian: “Мидхау”
- Ukrainian: “Мідгау”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Brough Farm 16th century - uninhabited since 1845 and South Howe, broch, Westside, Rousay.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Midhowe Chambered Cairn”. Photo: MichaelMaggs, CC BY-SA 4.0.