A theory that the ditch surrounding Maeshowe was designed to be filled with water has come to the fore, following last month’s floods in Orkney.
Dr Colin Richards suggested in the 1990s that 5,000 years ago, the ditch was filled with water, cutting off the cairn from the surrounding landscape. This, he said, formed an invisible barrier, isolating the world of the living from that of the dead.
More, with flood photo at Orkneyjar
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