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Historic Scotland dismiss Maeshowe re-roofing claims
Historic Scotland
have dismissed claims that Maeshowe,
one of the jewels of Orkney's
World Heritage Site, is to have its roof replaced. The
organisation were reacting to claims that one of their employees informed a Maeshowe
tour group that plans were afoot to spend £1.5 million on a new roof for
the 5,000-year-old cairn. However, a spokesman from Historic
Scotland stressed this week that this information was incorrect and that there
were no plans to alter the structure of Maeshowe. According
to one of the many Maeshowe visitors on Sunday, taking advantage of Historic Scotland's
annual free weekend, the guide said that the extensive work, which was to be funded
by central government, was to counteract ongoing problems with water leaking from
the roof into the central chamber. |
