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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  • Type: Protected area
  • Description: Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave situated on Mainland Orkney, Scotland
  • Also known as: “Maes Howe” and “Maes Howe, chambered cairn”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Standing Stones of Stenness and Tormiston Mill.

Archaeological site
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The are a Neolithic monument five miles northeast of on the of , Scotland. This may be the oldest henge site in the British Isles. is situated 3,900 feet west of Maeshowe.

Watermill
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is a Category B listed watermill located on the of , in Scotland, owned by Historic Scotland since 1989. The mill sits adjacent to . is situated 780 feet southeast of Maeshowe.

Grassland
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The Neolithic is sited by the shore of , Orkney Mainland, , not far from the , about 5 miles north-east of . is situated 3,500 feet west 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 , Scotland, on the A965 main road between Kirkwall and Stromness. It has several UNESCO World Heritage Listed neolithic sights: the Stones, Maeshowe and Ring of Brodgar, with Skara Brae a few miles further north.

Locality
is a civil parish mainly on . The islands of and , which lie in the Bay of , are also in the parish. is situated 2½ miles east of Maeshowe.

Village
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is a village in the parish of on , , . It is the fourth-largest settlement in the Orkney Islands. According to travel author Eric Linklater, the homes in are tidy and well cared for. is situated 2½ miles east of Maeshowe.

Maeshowe

Latitude
58.99658° or 58° 59′ 48″ north
Longitude
-3.18818° or 3° 11′ 18″ west
Open location code
9CCRXRW6+JP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 288905594
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­grass
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
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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