Maeshowe: Getting here | Historic Environment Scotland | HES

Getting here

Maeshowe Visitor Centre at Stenness
Ireland Road
Stenness
KW16 3LB

National Grid reference: HY 30268 11314

Telephone: 01856 851 266

View Maeshowe Visitor Centre on a Google map (visitors are taken from shuttle bus from the visitor centre to the chambered cairn)

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Opening times

29 Mar to 30 Sept:
Daily, 9.30am to 5.30pm
Tour times: 10am, 12 noon, 2pm and 4pm

1 Oct to 28 Mar:
Daily, 10am to 4pm
Tour times: 10am, 11am, 1pm and 2pm

Due to limited capacity, it is strongly recommended to reserve your visit online to guarantee entry and avoid disappointment.

Access to the cairn is via a low and long passageway.

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