The Great U from low angle framing western stones against horizon – the ‘bottom’ of the U is barely visible, the site is so big!
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Eastern stones leading away to northern stones forming one side and bottom of U
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Eastern stones from ‘bottom’ of U, looking southish
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The ‘bottom’ (north) of the U, looking roughly east
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Western stones from ‘bottom’ of U (looking southish)
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From east – Brough of Birsay in background
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Overview from west, workshop in foreground
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Overview from east
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Rainbow over the ‘workshop‘
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House 9 – note beds recessed into the midden walls denoting it as an earlier design (it’s also on a lower level)
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House 2 (I think – the names aren’t exactly memorable) showing how close the subsidence/erosion of the coast got to the village
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Approaching Yarso, with Eynhallow and then mainland in the background – a ‘powerful’ spot
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Like several other Orkney tombs, the roof has been replaced with concrete, but here part of the front of the tomb has also been reconstructed
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TT is the easiest of the tombs to spot from the ferry
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Although it’s a bit underwhelming close-up, Rowiegar is clearly visible from the ferry, and even from Gurness and Evie beach on mainland
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The mound from the north, Orkney mainland in background (the cross thing is a ‘rustic’ little ‘Knowe of Rowiegar’ sign)
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Approaching mound and exposed stones from east
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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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