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MaeshoweMaeshowe or Maes Howe is a large man-made mound constructed in the Stone Age and containing a Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave. It is on Mainland, Orkney. Archaeologists reckon that Maes Howe was built around 2800 BC. The mound is a significant example of Neolithic craftsmanship. Within are the signs of another age too: Norse runic inscriptions carved into the stone. (Read more) |
