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Official souvenir guide from Historic Scotland.
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The chambered tomb of Maeshowe sits in one of the richest and best preserved Neolithic landscapes in Europe. This was a place of stone circle, villages and burial monuments; a place where people lived, worshipped and honoured their dead. The surviving evidence tells us that about 5,000 years ago, Orkney was a thriving focus whose influence was felt many miles away.
Aside from Maeshowe, visitors can discover Neolithic houses at Skara Brae and Barnhouse, dramatic stone-circled henges such as the Stones of Stenness and the Ring of Brodgar, and the astonishing ceremonial centre at Ness of Brodgar, still being uncovered by archaeologists.
The importance of the Heart of Neolithic Orkney was marked in 1999 when some of its key monuments were inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Site. This book will help you to explore and understand the Site, and discover other related monuments in the area.
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