For thousands of years, our ancestors found solace in the winter solstice. Today, that belief is still reflected in the astonishing sight of the sun setting on Orkney's Maeshowe tomb. Located 10 miles ...
The midwinter mysteries of the Winter Solstice at one of Orkney’s most stunning ancient sites are being explored and celebrated on the shortest day of the year. Maeshowe Chambered Cairn is flooded ...
THE GREAT mound of Maeshowe has dominated the skyline of Orkney for almost 5,000 years. It is a spectacular sight and a visit to the chambered tomb provides one of the highlights for visitors to the ...
The exterior of Maeshowe, a chambered tomb in Scotland's Orkney Islands, pictured in September 2019 Jay van der Reijden / University of the Highlands and Islands Thousands of years ago, the Neolithic ...
The Stones of Stenness, a brood of lichen-encrusted megaliths in the far north of the British Isles, could be mistaken for a latter-day work of land art, one with ominous overtones. The stones stand ...
THEY are known as “houses of the dead”. But new discoveries at one of Orkney’s most important prehistoric sites have literally turned past understanding on its head. Archaeological research at ...
It lay undisturbed for centuries and the secrets from inside have only recently come to light. Now a new exhibition of Stone Age objects unearthed in an archaeological dig has opened in Orkney. The ...
The discovery was made on Mainland Orkney, in a site known as the “Heart of Neolithic Orkney”. The group of monuments, which were proclaimed by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites in 1999, include Skara ...
Built around 2800 BCE, the ancient Scottish burial chamber Maeshowe (a.k.a. “Maes Howe”) was broken into by some Scandinavian seafarers who sheltered there during the 1100s. The Vikings left behind a ...
A Neolithic Orkney burial cairn is to stay open to the public thanks to a shuttle bus service aimed at addressing road safety concerns. Concerns had been raised over the car park at Maeshowe. Historic ...
For thousands of years, our ancestors found solace in the winter solstice. Today, that belief is still reflected in the astonishing sight of the sun setting on Orkney's Maeshowe tomb. Despite its ...
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