Neolithic Orkney (Part 1 - Chambers that are not Maeshowe)

Neolithic Orkney (Part 1 - Chambers that are not Maeshowe)I'll get to Maeshowe in a later blog and following from my moan about Scottish tourism, I was able to visit. The moan stands (there were two unused places on my trip) but the site is remarkably and I'll discuss my visit when I have time to write it up. Someone will have to fact check me, but it feels like mainland Orkney (which is the largest island, not the actual British mainland) must have more Neolithic ruins per metre than anywhere else in the British Isles, and unlike the modern landscape further south, here it really feels like you can see why our ancient ancestors chose these spots, even if their reasons for doing so remain opaque. There are stones here too, huge solo standing stones as well as stone circles. Also neolithic villages showing a life and housing beyond the more ceremonial buildings. The 3 chambered cairns I'm going to show, 2 are on the side of hills, overlooking the sea or sea lochs. Windswept, barren and…