Emily Thompson, your digital guide with a British English accent
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Audio guide Maeshowe in English
In this audio guide, Emily Thompson takes you through Maeshowe telling the story as you walk. In your accent, no need to read signs — just let your eyes take in what's in front of you.
What you'll hear inside Maeshowe:
- 1Central Chamber
Maeshowe's near-square central chamber features dry-stone walls rising into a corbelled vault, with four standing megaliths at the corners adding to its commanding scale.
- 2Entrance Passage
A low, narrow passage of massive sandstone slabs leads into Maeshowe's central chamber.
- 3Runic Inscriptions
One of Europe's largest collections of Viking graffiti, carved into the sandstone walls by Norse visitors between around 1125 and 1175 AD.
- 4Side Cells
Three small chambers set into the north, east, and west walls of Maeshowe's central chamber, their entrances raised some 80 cm above the floor — unusually for Orkney cairns.
With the Guipock app, for just 13.99€, you get access to every audio guide in Kirkwall — with a family code to share with up to 5 people. In the app you choose your guide in the accent you prefer: British English, American English, Castilian Spanish, Argentinian Spanish, French, German, Italian, Polish…
Practical information
- 1.Central Chamber
- 2.Entrance Passage
- 3.Runic Inscriptions
- 4.Side Cells
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