The Standing Stones o' Stenness, Stenness, Scotland
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member nessie3d & Ynka
N 58° 59.620 W 003° 12.535
30V E 487995 N 6539365
Even in daylight the place has something uncanny about it. The Standing Stones o' Stenness, mouldering, scarred and grey with age, rising as they do from an unbroken bed of heather always have a weird mysterious appearance.
Waymark Code: WMBK1J
Location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/28/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member snaik
Views: 14
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Located by the south-eastern shore of the Loch o’ Stenness, only four of the ring's stones remain. These are considerably larger than those found in the nearby Ring o' Brodgar, approximately one mile to the north-west.


More information can be found at Orkneyjar.com

Type: Stone Circle

Parking: Not Listed

Number: 4.00

Size:
A maximum height of six metres (around 19 feet). The stone circle was originally surrounded by a rock-cut ditch (four metres across and 2.3 metres deep), outside of which was a substantial earth bank, with an approximate diameter of 44 metres (144 feet).

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