Ring of Brodgar
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Neolithic henge and stone circle on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland
- Also known as: “Brogar” and “Ring of Brogar, stone circle, henge and nearby remains”
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Comet Stone and Standing Stones of Stenness.
Comet Stone
Archaeological site
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Comet Stone is an archaeological site, which is situated 1,300 feet east of Ring of Brodgar.
Standing Stones of Stenness
Archaeological site
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The Standing Stones of Stenness are a Neolithic monument five miles northeast of Stromness on the mainland of Orkney, Scotland. This may be the oldest henge site in the British Isles. Standing Stones of Stenness is situated 1 mile southeast of Ring of Brodgar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stenness and Cairston.
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.
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 2 miles southwest of Ring of Brodgar.
Bu‘ Point
Locality
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Bu‘ Point is a locality, which is situated 3 miles southwest of Ring of Brodgar.
Ring of Brodgar
- Categories: henge, stone circle, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Western Frisian—“Ring of Brodgar” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Aniellu de Brodgar”
- Basque: “Brodgarreko Eraztuna”
- Catalan: “Cercle de Brodgar”
- Cebuano: “Ring of Brogar”
- Chinese: “布罗德盖石圈”
- Chinese: “布羅德蓋石圈”
- Danish: “Brogar ringen”
- Danish: “Brogar-ringen”
- Dutch: “Ring of Brodgar”
- Esperanto: “Ringo de Brodgar”
- Finnish: “Brodgarin kehä”
- French: “cercle de Brodgar”
- French: “Cercle de Brodgar”
- German: “Ring von Brodgar”
- Greek: “Κύκλος του Μπρόντγκαρ”
- Hebrew: “טבעת ברודגאר”
- Italian: “Cerchio di Brodgar”
- Japanese: “リング・オブ・ブロッガー”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ring of Brodgar”
- Norwegian: “Ring of Brodgar”
- Polish: “Ring of Brodgar”
- Portuguese: “Círculo de Brodgar”
- Russian: “Кольцо Бродгара”
- Russian: “Круг Бродгара”
- Slovenian: “Ring of Brodgar”
- Spanish: “Anillo de Brodgar”
- Swedish: “Brodgar”
- Swedish: “Ring of Brodgar”
- Ukrainian: “Коло Бродгара”
- Welsh: “Cylch Brodgar”
- Western Frisian: “Ring fan Brodgar”
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