Standing Stones of Stenness
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.
- Monument
- …lies at an elevation of 10 feet (3 metres)
- …is also known as “Stones of Stenness”
- Description: henge in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Watch Stone and Maeshowe.
Watch Stone
Archaeological site
Watch Stone is an archaeological site, which is situated 660 feet northwest of Standing Stones of Stenness.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stenness and Cairston.
Bu‘ Point
Locality
Bu‘ Point is a locality, which is situated 3 miles southwest of Standing Stones of Stenness.
Standing Stones of Stenness
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Latitude
58.99398° or 58° 59′ 38″ north
Longitude
-3.20775° or 3° 12′ 28″ west
Open location code
9CCRXQVR+HV
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Standing Stones of Stenness” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Roques de Stenness”
- Basque: “Stennesseko Harkaitzak”
- Catalan: “Roques de Stenness”
- Cebuano: “Standing Stones of Stenness”
- Chinese: “斯丹尼斯石柱”
- Chinese: “斯丹尼斯立石”
- Danish: “Standing Stones of Stenness”
- Dutch: “Stones of Stennes”
- Dutch: “Stones of Stenness”
- Esperanto: “Ŝtonoj de Stenness”
- French: “pierres levées de Stenness”
- French: “Pierres levées de Stenness”
- French: “Stenness Standing Stones”
- French: “Stones of Stenness”
- German: “Standing Stones of Stanness”
- German: “Standing Stones of Stenness”
- German: “Stones of Stenness”
- Greek: “Standing Stones of Stenness”
- Greek: “Λίθοι του Στέννες”
- Greek: “Ορθόλιθοι του Στέννες”
- Hebrew: “האבנים הניצבות בסטנס”
- Italian: “pietre erette di Stenness”
- Italian: “Pietre erette di Stenness”
- Japanese: “ストーンズ・オブ・ステネス”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “De stående steiner ved Stenness”
- Norwegian: “De stående steiner ved Stenness”
- Persian: “سنگهای ایستاده استنس”
- Polish: “Megality ze Stenness”
- Russian: “Камни Стеннес”
- Russian: “Мегалиты Стеннеса”
- Scots: “Staundin Stanes o Stenness”
- Slovenian: “Stones of Stenness”
- Spanish: “Circulo de rocas de Stenness”
- Spanish: “Círculo de rocas de Stenness”
- Spanish: “Piedras de Stenness”
- Spanish: “Rocas de Stenness”
- Spanish: “Stenness”
- Swedish: “Stones of Stenness”
- Ukrainian: “Мегаліти Стеннеса”
- Welsh: “Meini Stenness”
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