Maeshowe
Tomb / BurialEuropeUnited Kingdomc. 2,800 BCE
Neolithic chambered cairn on Orkney. Aligned so that the setting sun on winter solstice shines down the entrance passage. Contains the largest collection of Norse runes outside Scandinavia.
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