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Maeshowe

Maeshowe Maeshowe - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Maeshowe (or Maes Howe; ) is a Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave situated on Mainland Orkney, Scotland. It was probably built around . In the archaeology of Scotland, it gives its name to the Maeshowe type of chambered cairn, which is limited to Orkney. Read more on Wikipedia

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