Visitors can now book tickets to Maeshowe as part of HES’s new seasonal activity for 2022, with more sites set to follow in reopening across the country on a rolling basis.
Maeshowe Neolithic Tomb Reopens to Visitors
You Don’t Have To Be There – To Be There!
This year Historic Environment Scotland have organized an on-line event to acknowledge the mid-winter solstice.
Developing Orkney’s World Heritage Site: Share Your Views
Proposals have been put forward on the development of Orkney’s World Heritage Site – known as The Heart of Neolithic Orkney which comprises the Maeshowe tomb, The Standing Stones of Stenness, The Ring of Brodgar and the village settlement of Skara Brae.
Take A Guided Tour Round Kirkwall’s Palaces
The Bishop’s and Earl’s Palaces in Kirwall have reopened to visitors for guided tours.
Under 16s go free at HES sites this summer
Those under 16 years of age will get free access to ticketed sites managed by Historic Environment Scotland (HES) this summer.
More of Scotland’s Historic Sites to Re-Open
Historic Environment Scotland is set to re-open more of the sites it manages as we continue to ease out of restrictions.
Sunday 18th April #WorldHeritageDay
18th April is World Heritage Day
Maeshowe: an Orkney Saga – Gaming as a Jarl
Maeshowe: an Orkney Saga is on Kickstarter now and you can receive a copy of the published game in return for backing the project up until it finishes on 4th February 2021.
Inverted Architecture Revealed in Maeshowe Tomb
“The swaps include the reversal of multiple architectural features normally placed on the right-hand side being on the left only inside the side chambers. “
The World of Orcadian Rune Carvers
The highest density of Norse runic inscriptions in Scotland are from Orkney. But what can we tell from them about the people who carved them ?
