Photo of Maeshowe (Orkhaugr) in Orkney
Title
Photo of Maeshowe (Orkhaugr) in Orkney
Subject
Maeshowe - runes
Description
Maeshowe is a neolithic burial mound and chambered cairn on the mainland island of Orkney. Its connection to the Vikings (or Norse in Orkney) is the fact that the chamber was looted and used as a shelter on various occasions, as attested by the extensive runic graffiti and by Orkneyinga saga chapter 93, which refers to Norse crusaders who sheltered in Orkahaugr during a storm.
Creator
Michael Hart
Source
www.orkneyproject.org
Publisher
Orkney Viking Heritage Project
Date
2012
Contributor
Orkney Viking Heritage Project
Rights
(c) Orkney Project / Michael Hart
Relation
www.orkneyproject.org
Format
jpg
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Orkney
Neolithic
Twelfth-century
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