Definition of Maeshowe. Meaning of Maeshowe. Synonyms of Maeshowe

- Maeshowe (or Maes Howe; Old Norse: Orkahaugr) is a Neolithic chambered cairn and p****age grave situated on Mainland Orkney, Scotland. It was probably built...
- later Maeshowe type. It was in use for 800 years or more and numerous bird bones were found here, predominantly white-tailed sea eagle. The Maeshowe group...
- Skara Brae p****es near both these sites and ends at the chambered tomb of Maeshowe. Low roads connect Neolithic ceremonial sites throughout Britain. Originally...
- house, or a chamber tomb. Examples of barrows include Duggleby Howe and Maeshowe. The word tumulus is Latin for 'mound' or 'small hill', which is derived...
- December 1999. The site of patrimony currently consists of four sites: Maeshowe – a chambered cairn and p****age grave, aligned so that its central chamber...
- artificial structure but gains plausibility from the other two indicated lines. Maeshowe is thus an extremely sophisticated calendar site which must have been positioned...
- to the Ness of Brodgar site and the Standing Stones of Stenness and its Maeshowe tomb beyond make the Ring of Brodgar a site of major importance. The first...
- Scotland, owned by Historic Scotland since 1989. The mill sits adjacent to Maeshowe Chambered Cairn. Tormiston Mill was built in 1882 by Colonel Balfour of...
- the stream and near the tip of the isthmus formed between the two lochs. Maeshowe chambered cairn is about 1.2 km (0.75 mi) to the east of the Standing Stones...
- Other remains from that era include the Standing Stones of Stenness, the Maeshowe p****age grave, the Ring of Brodgar and other standing stones. Many of the...