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Maeshowe Chambered Cairn (Historic Scotland)
    Maeshowe Chambered Cairn
Orkney
Scotland
Collection details
Archaeology, Social History
Facilities
Food: yes Wheelchair access: yes Hearing disability facilities: yes
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Contact details
General information (Tel) : 01856 761606
E-mail : hs.website@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
Website : www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/properties_sites_detail.htm?propertyID=PL_205
Open
Open all year round
Admission charges
Adult £3.00
Child £1.00
Concession £2.30.
Joint Ticket Available For All Orkney Staffed Monuments.
Please note: Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult.


Description
The finest megalithic tomb in the British Isles, with a large mound covering a stone-built passage and a large burial chamber with cells in the walls. Of Neolithic date, broken into in Viking times by people who carved extensive runic inscriptions on the walls. Part of The Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site.

Admission, shop and refreshments at the nearby 19th-century Tormiston Mill.


Articles
Summer 2008 Holiday Ideas At UK Heritage Sites And Museums
St Andrew's Day Marked With Heritage Grants And Free Entry
Tribute To George Mackay Brown Planned For Maeshowe
Explore Heritage For Free During Scottish Archaeology Month 2006

General Information
Parking for coaches
Disability Access
Induction loops in exhibition spaces
Wheelchair access to some public areas
Facilities
Cafeteria