🏛️ Maeshowe Chambered Cairn
Neolithic masterpiece in Orkney, Scotland
📋 Fast Facts
- Built approximately 5,000 years ago during the Neolithic period
- Located on the Orkney Mainland in Scotland (coordinates: 58.997°N, 3.188°W)
- Constructed using massive stone blocks without metal tools or machinery
- Central chamber accessible via a long, low-ceilinged passageway
Maeshowe is a monumental chambered cairn and one of the finest Neolithic buildings surviving in north-west Europe. Built ...