The broch and the encroaching cliff, showing the pronounced stratification that makes much of the Orkneys perfect for building in stone slabs
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The tomb (just above centre) on its hillside, taken from the ferry
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The modern entrance is above this rather bizarre window
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What I assume are the ruins of the original entrance are below the current entrance, visible through a window
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Ruins of original entrance(?) from the inside (behind the ladder into the chamber)
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The modern entrance takes you straight down into the main chamber – with 2 ‘cupboards’(ahem) – which would originally been at the far end of the souterrain
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The passage towards the original entrance from the chamber
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Along the passage from the original entrance into the main chamber where the ‘modern’ entrance is. It was a bit of a squeeze....
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The covered over cairn is in the trees to the left of the farm (viewed from main Finstown-Kirkwall road)
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Decorated stone found at the Barnhouse settlement, now in the Tankerness House Museum, Kirkwall.
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The whole field of remaining stones from the north-east(ish) corner
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The whole field of remaining stones from the south-west(ish) corner
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A couple of the ‘cleaner’ and more distinct rows
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Maeshowe with the Barnhouse Stone in the foreground. The stone apparently lies on the midwinter solstice entrance/sunrise alignment
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The passage looking in, ‘pivoting’ blocking stone on left peeking out of its recess (shot through the shut gate, after the guide had gone home – we were the last visitors for the day)
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Leafea stones looking towards the beautiful Warebeth beach
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Leafea standing stones with further stone to left, looking up from coastal path
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Distant view of the cairn on the horizon along the wild & woolly shore of the Head of Work
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Gulls and oystercatchers were constantly circling, adding to the loneliness of the cairn
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View of Helliar Holm Island from cairn – notice chambered cairn on centre horizon
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Approaching up the hill from the small car park
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Looking up from near the bottom of Wideford hill
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Jane (with famous torch) illustrates height of main chamber
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Main chamber showing entrances to south and west side chambers
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Wideford Hill from the ‘Fairy Knowe’ or Cuween Hill. Wideford Cairn is about 3/4 up and about 3/4 left. If you know where you’re looking, you can just make it out
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The remaining part of the tomb from the north(ish). Some significant finds were made in the area in the foreground
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Low view of main chamber along stalls, showing concrete room (shame!) and the famous ‘skateboard’ lurking in the entrance on the right
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Best not to overshoot on the ‘skateboard ride’ out....
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