Hill o’ Many Stanes

The Hill o' Many Stanes is a hillside at Mid Clyth, about 14 kilometres south of , in , Scotland. It has about 200 upright stones, none more than a metre high, set out in rows running approximately north and south with the incline.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: hillside in Mid Clyth, Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland
  • Also known as: “Hill o‘ Many Stanes”, “Hill O’Many Stanes”, and “Hill o’Many Stanes,stone rows”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Clythness Lighthouse.

Lighthouse
Photo: John Ferguson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 1¼ miles south of Hill o’ Many Stanes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lybster and Sarclet.

Village
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on the east coast of in northern . It was once a big herring fishing port in the 19th century. The Waterlines heritage museum is located in Harbour and provides information on the history and geology of . is situated 3½ miles southwest of Hill o’ Many Stanes.

Village
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a remote clifftop crofting township, situated on the east coast of , lying slightly north of Loch in the and is in the council area of Highland. is situated 4½ miles northeast of Hill o’ Many Stanes.

Village
Photo: Flaxton, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a crofting township on the main A99 road between Wick and . It is the nearest village to Wick. The transmission mast used to broadcast BBC television and radio signals to Caithness was located here until 1960. is situated 5 miles northeast of Hill o’ Many Stanes.

Hill o’ Many Stanes

Latitude
58.32852° or 58° 19′ 43″ north
Longitude
-3.20505° or 3° 12′ 18″ west
Open location code
9CCR8QHV+CX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 408502459
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q906555
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Russian—“Hill o’ Many Stanes” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Hill o‘ Many Stanes”
  • Dutch: “Hill o’ Many Stanes”
  • German: “Hill o‘ Many Stanes”
  • German: “Hill o’ Many Stanes”
  • Russian: “Hill O Many Stanes”
  • Russian: “Холм множества камней”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include East Clyth, Broch and Gunn’s Hillock, Broch site.

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