Maes Howe
No. 1 of 341 in Hoy and West Mainland, No. 1 for history. History, 1.8 km from Stenness.

A scheduled monument near Stenness, in the Hoy and West Mainland National Scenic Area.Written by Claude from the facts on this page (describe-v1, 2026-11-01).
Facts
- Heritage
- Scheduled monumentHistoric Environment Scotland, designations, checked 2026-11-01
- Wheelchair
- Not accessibleOpenStreetMap, checked 2026-11-01
- Website
- historic-scotland.gov.uk/propertyresults/propertyoverview.htm?PropID=PL_205Overture Maps Foundation, Places, checked 2026-11-01
- Best months
- Any time of yearoffyougo rules
Why it ranks here
Score 0.90 for any trip, from the same formula as every place.- Interests: History and heritage
- visit: 100% (weight 0.15)
- Detail in OpenStreetMap: 33% (weight 0.15)
- Has a website: 100% (weight 0.1)
- Heritage listing: 60% (weight 0.15)
- Wikipedia and Wikimedia pages: 99% (weight 0.25)