WebMaeshowe (or Maes Howe; Old Norse: Orkhaugr) is a Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave situated on Mainland Orkney, Scotland. It was probably built around 2800 BC. In the archaeology of Scotland, it gives its name to the Maeshowe type of chambered cairn, which is limited to Orkney. ... Maeshowe is aligned with some other Neolithic sites ...

WebNewgrange (Irish: Sí an Bhrú) is a prehistoric monument in County Meath in Ireland, located on a rise overlooking the River Boyne, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) west of Drogheda. It is an exceptionally grand passage tomb built during the Neolithic Period, around 3200 BC, making it older than Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids.It is aligned on the winter …

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WebAnd battles that played a pivotal part in the building of a nation are remembered and brought to life at sites such as Bannockburn and Culloden. ... and northern Europe’s best-preserved Neolithic village. Even the stone furniture – beds, boxes and dressers – has survived the 5000 years since a community lived and breathed here, giving an ...

WebEtymology. The name Mainland is a corruption of the Old Norse Meginland.Formerly the island was also known as Hrossey meaning 'horse island'. The island is sometimes referred to as Pomona (or Pomonia), a name that stems from a 16th-century mis-translation by George Buchanan. The term eventually fell out of widespread use by the early 1800s, yet …

WebSanday (/ ˈ s æ n d iː /, Scots: Sandee) is one of the inhabited islands of Orkney that lies off the north coast of mainland Scotland.With an area of 50.43 km 2 (19.5 sq mi), it is the third largest of the Orkney Islands. The main centres of population are Lady Village and Kettletoft.Sanday can be reached by Orkney Ferries or by plane (Sanday Airport) from …

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WebThe Knap of Howar (/ ˌ n æ p ˌ ɒ v ˈ h aʊ ə r /) on the island of Papa Westray in Orkney, Scotland is a Neolithic farmstead which may be the oldest preserved stone house in northern Europe. Radiocarbon dating shows that it was occupied from 3700 BC to 2800 BC, earlier than the similar houses in the settlement at Skara Brae on the Orkney Mainland.