Maeshowe chambered cairn, Stenness, Mainland, Orkney
Path to the tomb entrance at Maeshowe, a Neolithic chambered cairn containing a monumental tomb, on a platform, surrounded by a ditch and bank, built c. 2800 BC, 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
14149833
Media ID
46168325
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8268px x 5766px
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Credit
Photographer
Source
Manuel Cohen
Date
2025
