Maes Howe

Summary

Maes Howe is an archaeological site^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (184 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Maes Howe is located in Orkney Islands^[3].
• Maes Howe is located in Stenness^[4].
• Maes Howe is in the country of United Kingdom^[5].
• Maes Howe's image is recorded as Maeshowe.jpg^[6].
• Maes Howe's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[7].
• Maes Howe's instance of is recorded as chambered cairn^[8].
• Maes Howe's part of is recorded as Heart of Neolithic Orkney^[9].
• Maes Howe's Commons category is recorded as Maeshowe^[10].
• Maes Howe's pronunciation audio is recorded as Or-Barnes9-fornvästnordiska.opus^[11].
• Maes Howe's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 58.9966, 'lon': -3.1882}^[12].
• Maes Howe's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0551q^[13].
• Maes Howe's Historic Environment Scotland ID is recorded as SM90209^[14].
• Maes Howe's Canmore ID is recorded as 2094^[15].
• Maes Howe's World Heritage Site ID is recorded as 514bis-001^[16].
• Maes Howe's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site^[17].
• Maes Howe's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument^[18].
• Maes Howe's GeoNames ID is recorded as 7535369^[19].
• Maes Howe's Pleiades ID is recorded as 506158212^[20].
• Maes Howe's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+1'}^[21].
• Maes Howe's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+4.638'}^[22].
• Maes Howe's Atlas Obscura place ID is recorded as maeshowe^[23].
• Maes Howe's associated electoral district is recorded as Orkney and Shetland^[24].
• Maes Howe's historic county is recorded as Orkney Islands^[25].
• Maes Howe's Grove Art Online ID is recorded as T053076^[26].
• Maes Howe's World History Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Maeshowe^[27].

Body

Geography

Maes Howe is in the country of United Kingdom^[5]. Located in include Orkney Islands^[3], an archipelago^[28], in United Kingdom^[29] and Stenness^[4], a civil parish^[30], in United Kingdom^[31]. Its part of is recorded as Heart of Neolithic Orkney^[9].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+1'}^[21] and {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+4.638'}^[22].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include archaeological site^[7] and chambered cairn^[8]. Heritage statuses include part of UNESCO World Heritage Site^[17] and scheduled monument^[18].

Why It Matters

Maes Howe ranks in the top 4% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (184 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32]