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Scotland, June/July 2009
Page 2: Maes Howe; stone circles; Hoy
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The neolithic chambered burial cairn at Maes Howe.
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Entrance to Maes Howe...
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...and exit (no photographs allowed inside, unfortunately).
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However, there are many other well-preserved chambered cairns on Orkney, with no restrictions on photography. This is the interior of the cairn at Cuween Hill.
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Orcadian orchids, growing on Cuween Hill.
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Stone circle at Stenness.
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Two of the Stenness stones.
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Another stone circle: the Ring of Brodgar.
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More views of the Ring of Brodgar.
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The village of Rackwick on Hoy, with mist rolling over the hills.
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On the path above Rackwick, with the top of the Old Man of Hoy coming into view.
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The Old Man of Hoy.
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Enlargement of part of the previous photo, with two rock climbers (arrowed) slowly making their way up.
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Looking towards St John's Head, the highest cliffs in Britain.
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Coming back towards the Old Man. (By the time we got there, after stopping for a picnic lunch, the climbers were about half way up.)
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Traditional house at Rackwick, now preserved as a crofting museum.