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Section through N cell, chamber and passage of Maes Howe looking SE; sections through chamber and side cells looking SW and NE; section through N passage, chamber and N cell looking NW; ground plan of ...

ORD 92/31

Description Section through N cell, chamber and passage of Maes Howe looking SE; sections through chamber and side cells looking SW and NE; section through N passage, chamber and N cell looking NW; ground plan of chamber and passage, all with annotations and measurements. Drawn by H Dryden in 1866, using own bearings and some measurements, together with measurements taken by G Petrie in 1861.

Date 1861 to 1866

Collection Records of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland

Catalogue Number ORD 92/31

Category Prints and Drawings

Copies DP 150448

Scale 3/8":2'

Medium Ink & wash

Accession Number 1975/12

External Reference SAS 170

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/17728

Collection Hierarchy - Item Level

Collection Level (551 249) Records of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland

Group Level (551 249/257) Sir Henry Edward Leigh Dryden.

>> Sub-Group Level (551 249/2/4) Plans of Orkney monuments.

>>> Batch Level (551 249/2/4/4) Chambered cairns and barrows in Orkney.

>>>> Item Level (ORD 92/31) Section through N cell, chamber and passage of Maes Howe looking SE; sections through chamber and side cells looking SW and NE; section through N passage, chamber and N cell looking NW; ground plan of chamber and passage, all with annotatio

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