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 ...
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 ...
Maeshowe, Orkney: When the solstice sunset comes into line with the ancient cairn’s entrance, the genius of its neolithic creators is manifest Near the village of Stenness, a strange conical hillock ...
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 ...
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