Maeshowe chambered cairn, Stenness, Mainland, Orkney
Maeshowe, a Neolithic chambered cairn containing a monumental tomb, on a platform, surrounded by a ditch and bank, built c. 2800 BC, aerial view, near Stenness on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. The chamber tomb is reached via a 10m long passage lined with huge sandstone slabs. Around the winter solstice, sunlight reaches the chamber wall. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
14149164
Media ID
45921529
Size
7087px x 4721px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2025
