Barnhouse Stone, standing stone
Barnhouse Stone, standing stone is an archaeological site in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Barnhouse Stone, standing stone is situated nearby to the cemetery Stenness Churchyard, as well as near the archaeological site Big Howe, Broch.Photo: Sandy Gerrard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: architectural structure in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Barnhouse Stone”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Standing Stones of Stenness and Maeshowe.
Standing Stones of Stenness
Archaeological site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 2,300 feet northwest of Barnhouse Stone, standing stone.
Maeshowe
Protected area
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maeshowe is a Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave situated on Mainland Orkney, Scotland. It was probably built around 2800 BC. In the archaeology of Scotland, it gives its name to the Maeshowe type of chambered cairn, which is limited to Orkney. Maeshowe is situated 2,700 feet northeast of Barnhouse Stone, standing stone.
Barnhouse Settlement
Grassland
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Neolithic Barnhouse Settlement is sited by the shore of Loch of Harray, Orkney Mainland, Scotland, not far from the Standing Stones of Stenness, about 5 miles north-east of Stromness. Barnhouse Settlement is situated 2,500 feet northwest of Barnhouse Stone, standing stone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stenness and Cairston.
Stenness
Photo: Nachosan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cairston is a village on Mainland, in Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Stromness. Within the village is located the Castle of Cairston which is said to have belonged to the House of Gordons, and may have been built in 1152, as contested in a Saga. Cairston is situated 3 miles west of Barnhouse Stone, standing stone.
Firth
Locality
Firth is a civil parish mainly on Mainland, Orkney. The islands of Damsay and Holm of Grimbister, which lie in the Bay of Firth, are also in the parish. Firth is situated 3 miles northeast of Barnhouse Stone, standing stone.
Barnhouse Stone, standing stone
- Categories: menhir, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.99113° or 58° 59′ 28″ northLongitude
-3.19751° or 3° 11′ 51″ westOpen location code
9CCRXRR2+FXOpenStreetMap ID
node 5522405525OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q56661429
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to French—“Barnhouse Stone, standing stone” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Камень Барнгаўза”
- French: “La pierre de Barnhouse”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Stenness Churchyard and Stenness Church.
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