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Maes Howe, chambered cairn

A Scheduled Monument in West Mainland, Orkney Islands

Coordinates

Latitude: 58.9966 / 58°59'47"N

Longitude: -3.1882 / 3°11'17"W

OS Eastings: 331829

OS Northings: 1012772

OS Grid: HY318127

Mapcode National: GBR L4HY.N7Y

Mapcode Global: WH69X.043G

« Listing Details

Entry Name: Maes Howe, chambered cairn

Scheduled Date: 18 August 1882

Last Amended: 10 March 1998

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM90209

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn

Location: Stenness

County: Orkney Islands

Electoral Ward: West Mainland

Traditional County: Orkney

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