Editing Chambered cairn (section)

===Maeshowe===
[[File:PicMaesEntrance.jpg|thumb|The interior of [[Maeshowe]]]]
The [[Maeshowe]] group, named after the famous Orkney monument, is among the most elaborate. They appear relatively late and only in Orkney<ref name=Ritch29/> and it is not clear why the use of cairns continued in the north when their construction had largely ceased elsewhere in Scotland. They consist of a central chamber from which lead small compartments, into which burials would be placed. The central chambers are tall and steep-sided and have [[Corbel arch|corbelled]] roofing faced with high quality stone.<ref>Barclay (2005) pp. 40–41</ref>
[[File:Vinquoy chambered tomb - geograph.org.uk - 190143.jpg|thumb|left| The entrance to the Vinquoy cairn on [[Eday]]]]
In addition to Maeshowe itself, which was constructed c. 2700 BC, there are various other examples from the Orkney Mainland. These include [[Quanterness chambered cairn]] (3250 BC) in which the remains of 157 individuals were found when excavated in the 1970s,<ref name=Fraser13>Fraser, David (1980) ''Investigations in Neolithic Orkney''. Glasgow Archaeological Journal. '''7''' p. 13. {{ISSN|1471-5767}}</ref><ref>Wickham-Jones (2007) p. 50</ref><ref>Wickham-Jones (2007) pp. 56–57</ref> [[Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn|Cuween Hill]] near [[Finstown]] which was found to contain the bones of men, dogs and oxen<ref name="Wickham-Jones 2007 p. 48"/><ref name="The Cuween Hill Cairn, Firth">[http://www.orkneyjar.com/history/tombs/cuween/index.html "The Cuween Hill Cairn, Firth"]. Orkneyjar. Retrieved 21 July 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/propertyresults/propertydetail.htm?PropID=PL_084&PropName=Cuween "Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn"]. Historic Scotland. Retrieved 21 July 2012.</ref> and [[Wideford Hill chambered cairn]], which dates from 2000 BC.<ref name="The Cuween Hill Cairn, Firth"/><ref>Wickham-Jones (2007) pp. 48–49</ref><ref>[http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/2483/details/wideford+hill/ "Wideford Hill"]. Canmore. Retrieved 5 August 2012.</ref>

Examples from elsewhere in Orkney are the [[Vinquoy chambered cairn]], and the [[Huntersquoy chambered cairn]], both found on the north end of the island of [[Eday]]<ref>Wickham-Jones (2007) p. 58</ref><ref name="Canmore" /> and [[Quoyness]] on [[Sanday, Orkney|Sanday]] constructed about 2900 BC and which is surrounded by an arc of Bronze Age mounds.<ref>[http://www.orkneyjar.com/history/tombs/quoyness/index.html "The Quoyness Cairn, Sanday"]. Orkneyjar. Retrieved 19 July 2012.</ref> The central chamber of [[Holm of Papa|Holm of Papa Westray]] South cairn is over 20 metres long.<ref>Wickham-Jones (2007) pp. 62–63</ref>