Standing Stone

Standing Stone is an archaeological site in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Standing Stone is situated nearby to the islet Switha, as well as near the locality Point of Hackness.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Switha and Hackness Martello Tower and Battery.

Switha

Islet

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Switha is an uninhabited island towards the south of Orkney, Scotland, approximately 41 hectares in area.

Hackness Martello Tower and Battery

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Hackness Martello Tower and Battery is a former British Army barracks and currently a museum located on the island of South Walls, in Orkney, Scotland. Hackness Martello Tower and Battery is situated 1½ miles west of Standing Stone.

Cantick Head Lighthouse

Lighthouse

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The Cantick Head Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse on the Scottish island of South Walls in the Orkney Islands. It is located at the end of Cantick Head, a long peninsula on the south-eastern coast of South Walls that overlooks the Pentland Firth and the Sound of Hoxa, which forms the southern entry to the natural harbour of Scapa Flow. Cantick Head Lighthouse is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Standing Stone.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Point of Hackness and Whome.

Point of Hackness

Locality

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Point of Hackness is a locality, which is situated 1½ miles west of Standing Stone.

Whome

Village

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Whome is the largest settlement on the Orkney island of Flotta, Scotland. The village is situated on the B9046, the main road across Flotta. Views from Whome look across Pan Hope, to the Flotta oil terminal across the bay. Whome is situated 2 miles north of Standing Stone.