Explore: Maes Howe

Maeshowe (or Maes Howe; Old Norse: Orkahaugr) is a Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave situated on Mainland Orkney, Scotland. It was probably

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compared to similar phenomena at other passage graves such as Dowth or Maes Howe in the Orkney Islands, off the coast of Scotland. During much of the Neolithic

(architecture) Dentil Eaves Fireplace mantel Modillion Muqarnas See for example, Maes Howe, a particularly fine Neolithic chambered cairn in Scotland. Oxford English

and closely connected with the monuments at Brú na Boínne (Ireland) and Maes Howe (Orkney). At the time of its construction, c. 3500 BC, the island was

Orkney and Shetland islands near the Norwegian coastline. Maeshowe (or Maes Howe; Old Norse: Orkahaugr) is a Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave

drew heavily on Orkney's Norse heritage, featuring images such as the Maes Howe dragon, inspired by Viking graffiti in a Neolithic tomb. Her jewellery

UNESCO World Heritage Site. This comprises the large chambered tomb of Maes Howe, the ceremonial stone circles the Standing Stones of Stenness and the

examples include the sites of Brú na Bóinne and Carrowmore in Ireland, Maes Howe in Orkney, and Gavrinis in France. The third tomb type is a diverse group

regions. Exemplary in this respect are the "cruciform passage" sites of the Maes Howe type in Orkney (in Ireland e.g. Knowth and Newgrange), whose distribution