Around the Ness / Chambered Cairns / Featured Monday, December 7, 2020 Maeshowe – historic additions, incursions and the Norse runes The earliest account of Maeshowe is found within the pages of the Orkneyinga saga, which says Viking warriors sought shelter in the chamber in 1153. Read more
Around the Ness Monday, December 7, 2020 A hearth in Maeshowe? Back in 2016, a nineteenth century sketch had us pondering whether there might be more to Maeshowe than we see today. Read more