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Explore the place →Maeshowe is a chambered tomb in Orkney’s Neolithic landscape; its interior is visited only through a guided tour with limited capacity.
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The Ring of Brodgar is one of the ceremonial spaces in the Neolithic landscape of western Mainland. Its significance emerges from walking among the paths, lochs, earthworks and unexcavated remains that connect it with the Standing Stones of Stenness.
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A coastal Neolithic settlement in Orkney, with remarkably preserved stone houses visited along established routes beside the visitor centre.
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The Standing Stones of Stenness form part of the Neolithic landscape in western Mainland, alongside Maeshowe and the Ring of Brodgar. Marked paths reveal the relationship between ceremonial monuments, lochs, earthworks and other archaeological remains.
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