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Maeshowe webcams back online
Story dated: December 11, 2007

www.maeshowe.co.ukThe annual Internet broadcasts from Maeshowe have resumed, allowing web surfers across the planet to view the winter solstice sunset from inside the cairn.

As the light from the setting sun strikes the back wall of the 5,000-year-old tomb’s main chamber, three cameras will be capturing the images and broadcasting them live over the World Wide Web.

The broadcasts, supported by Historic Scotland and Highland Park, at www.maeshowe.co.uk are scheduled to run until February 5, 2008.

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Orkney's Chambered Cairns
Maeshowe
The Acoustic Properties of the Chambered Cairns

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