Loch of Stenness
The Loch of Stenness is a large brackish loch on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland and is named for the parish of Stenness. It is 2 miles northeast of the town of Stromness, lies immediately to the south of the Loch of Harray and is close to the World Heritage neolithic sites of the Stones of Stenness and Ring of Brodgar.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Ring of Brodgar and Unstan Chambered Cairn.
Ring of Brodgar
Heath
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The Ring of Brodgar is a Neolithic henge and stone circle about 6 miles north-east of Stromness on Mainland, the largest island in Orkney, Scotland. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Heart of Neolithic Orkney.
Unstan Chambered Cairn
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Unstan is a Neolithic chambered cairn located about 2 mi north-east of Stromness on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. The tomb was built on a promontory that extends into the Loch of Stenness near the settlement of Howe.
Ness of Brodgar
Protected area
The Ness of Brodgar is a Neolithic archaeological site covering 2.5 hectares located between the Ring of Brodgar and the Stones of Stenness in the Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cairston and Stenness.
Cairston
Locality
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Cairston is a village on Mainland, in Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Stromness. Cairston is situated 1½ miles southwest of Loch of Stenness.
Stenness
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Stenness is a small, scattered village in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, on the A965 main road between Kirkwall and Stromness. It has several UNESCO World Heritage Listed neolithic sights: the Stones, Maeshowe and Ring of Brodgar, with Skara Brae a few miles further north.
Bu‘ Point
Locality
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Bu‘ Point is a locality, which is situated 2½ miles south of Loch of Stenness.
Loch of Stenness
- Type: Lake
- Description: large brackish lake on Mainland, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK, outflows via The Bush to the Bay of Ireland
- Category: body of water
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Loch of Stenness” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Stenness aintzira”
- Catalan: “Loch of Stenness”
- Cebuano: “Loch of Stenness”
- Chinese: “斯丹尼斯湖”
- French: “Loch d’Harray”
- French: “loch de Stenness”
- French: “Loch de Stenness”
- French: “Loch of Stenness”
- German: “Loch of Stenness”
- Hebrew: “לוך סטנס”
- Japanese: “ステネス湖”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Loch of Stenness”
- Norwegian: “Loch of Stenness”
- Swedish: “Loch of Stenness”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mainland and Ring of Brodgar.
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