Maes Howe Orkney Islands

just west of Kirkwall, Orkney Islands , Scotland, United Kingdom
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    Ancient ruins, Historic site

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  • 1

    Orkney Island

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    ... Click here to jump to more info on Skara Brae 2. the standing stones at Brogdar and Stennes (like a giant Stonehenge) 3. Maes Howe tomb, of similar age All are very complex structures and we wondered at the engineering feats of those peoples so ...

  • 2

    Orkney island

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    ... pagare 18 sterline per 3 notti. Il campeggio è buono ben curato, ma ancora in cantiere. Le maggiori attrazioni qui, sono Maes Howe, Scara Brae, la tomba delle acquile e poco altro. Per oggi ci accontentiamo di visitare tutta la parte ovest ...

  • 3

    Episode 6

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    ... the ferry from Gill’s Bay near John O’Groats, to St Margaret’s Hope on South Ronaldsay in the Orkney Islands. On these Islands there is a great number of stone age, bronze age, iron age, pict and viking’norse  villages or ...

  • 4

    Orkney Islands, Scotland

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    ... had Viking graffiti runes carved into the stones from vikings who took shelter inside in the 800's AD.      Exiting Maes Howe in a driving wind and beginning to rain, we decided we were tired and retired to our hotel bar for a local ...