Neolithic Orkney (Part 2 -  Maeshowe)

(Or Chambers that are Maeshowe) I did start struggling to write a blog on Maeshowe so I started with the other chambered cairns I visited first. Not because the visit wasn’t excellent (it was), not because Maeshowe isn’t one of most amazing neolithic sites I've visited (it is), but simply because Historic Environment Scotland makes some of the experience so utterly unpleasant. First off, the booking problems I mentioned previously. When I've been on Orkney prior to this trip, I've tried to get in on a tour on the only day I've had free, and been denied every-time. This time, I had to book 3 months in advance to get the day (but not the time) I wanted. There were empty seats on my tour which suggests they can fit people in - they just couldn’t be arsed with me. Seats, that’s the next issue, its just off the road but you have to assemble at the visitor centre, get loaded onto a minibus then driven to the private parking spot then herded down the path to be allowed in. They do 4 tours a…