Welcome
to the Maeshowe Webcam Site
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Please
note that the broadcast is now over for the 2007-2008 season.
Broadcast times for next season - 30th Nov 2008 (est) to 5th Feb 2009
only
Exterior
camera 09:00 to 16:00 GMT Interior cameras 14:00 to 16:00 GMT
Large image on left shows back wall of chamber from above doorway
Top right image is exterior view, Bottom right is view from back cell
down passage
Please note that images will be black when it is dark or there
is no light in Maeshowe
Many thanks to everyone who helped us this season
Animation of sunset 20th December 2007
Link
to Newgrange webcam
An Archive version of the webcast is now
available, Click on
http://www.newgrange.com/webcast.htm for more information.
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Thanks to Historic Scotland for support and the provision of Internet access |
Maeshowe
section from the Orkney Guide Book (pdf)
Stills
of sunset events at Maeshowe, and images of related Neolithic sites
as well as seasonal events in Orkney
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Chamber of Secrets
Stone
Age marvels which inspire and astonish
Stills
taken on 11 December 2004 - excellent sunset
Animated view of a good sunset on 9 December 2003 (0.6MB
file)
Animated
view of the sunset on 17 December 2003 (1.2MB file)
These files may be saved by right clicking on the
image
Charles'
Sunset Prognosis Page (updated daily only during broadcasts)
Latest Weather in Orkney
Some
Stills of Sunrises and Sunsets
Victor
Reijs' Maeshowe-related site
Camera positions and
best viewing times
Winter Solstice Web Links
Solstice web
site
Solstices
in Japan - Kanayama Megaliths and Solar Calendar
Megalithic Culture in Japan
Some
Archaeoastronomy links
Messages from around the world about this
site
This Internet broadcast from Orkney's 5,000 year-old Neolithic chambered cairn remains unique. There are three cameras sending images from Maeshowe. The other partner and co-founder in this project is Victor Reijs, who has done much work on archaeoastronomy and whose visit to Orkney eight years ago was the inspiration for the project.
We would like to thank everyone who has supported this project previously. The broadcast has only been made possible with the cooperation and assistance of a number of people and organisations, including Historic Scotland, David Griffith, Highland Park Distillery as well as Charles Tait Photographic Ltd. We would particularly like to thank Historic Scotland and staff for their help and encouragement.
Charles & Magnus Tait