OCt to MAR daily 9:30-16.
Closed 25-DEC, 26-DEC, 01-JAN, 02-JAN.
[2007]
Timed tickets. [2007]
Cave Tomb
| Location: | 15km west of Kirkwall on the A965. Tickets at Tormiston Mill reception area. (58°59'45" N, 3°11'19" W) |
| Open: |
APR to SEP daily 9:30-17. OCt to MAR daily 9:30-16. Closed 25-DEC, 26-DEC, 01-JAN, 02-JAN. [2007] |
| Fee: |
Adults GBP 5, Children (5-15) GBP 2.50, Concessions GBP 4. Timed tickets. [2007] |
| Classification: |
Cave Tomb
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| Light: | electric. |
| Dimension: | |
| Guided tours: | D=45min. |
| Bibliography: | |
| Address: | Maeshowe, KW16 3HA, Tel: +44-1856-761606. |
| Last update: | $Date: 2008/07/01 20:23:40 $ |
| 1861 | initial excavationby archaeologist James Farrer. | |
| 1999 | designated part of the Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site. |
Maeshowe is a chambered cairn, a hill grave with a large central chamber with three side chambers. It is entered through a low and long entrance passage, which is aligned to the sunset of the midwinter. Only a few days around midwinter the sun shines its last rays through Maeshowe's entrance passage on the rear wall of the central chamber. There is even a website with a website which shows this.
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