Stanerandy Standing Stones (Prehistoric) + barrow
Stanerandy Standing Stones (Prehistoric) + barrow is an archaeological site in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Stanerandy Standing Stones (Prehistoric) + barrow is situated nearby to the art gallery yellowbird gallery, as well as near Loch of Boardhouse.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Magnus Church and Brough of Birsay.
St Magnus Church
Church
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Magnus Church, Birsay is a 17th-century church located in the parish of Birsay on Mainland, Orkney in Scotland. Built in 1664 on the site of an earlier, 11th-century church, St Magnus was later expanded in 1760 and 1867. St Magnus Church is situated 1¼ miles west of Stanerandy Standing Stones (Prehistoric) + barrow.
Brough of Birsay
Islet
Photo: Chmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Brough of Birsay is an uninhabited tidal island off the north-west coast of The Mainland of Orkney, Scotland, in the parish of Birsay. It is located around 13 miles north of Stromness and features the remains of Pictish and Norse settlements as well as a modern lighthouse. Brough of Birsay is situated 2 miles west of Stanerandy Standing Stones (Prehistoric) + barrow.
Loch of Boardhouse
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Loch of Boardhouse is a freshwater loch in the parish of Birsay in the north west of the mainland of Orkney, Scotland. It acts as a reservoir for public water supply and is popular for trout fishing.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birsay and Twatt.
Birsay
Photo: Chmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Birsay is a small village on the north coast of Orkney Mainland. It's the site of the ruined Earl's Palace, and just offshore is the Brough of Birsay with medieval Norse remains.
Twatt
Village
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Twatt is a settlement in the parish of Birsay on the Mainland of Orkney, Scotland. It was previously the location of RNAS Twatt, from 1940–1949. Twatt is situated at the junction of the A986 and the A967. Twatt is situated 2 miles south of Stanerandy Standing Stones (Prehistoric) + barrow.
Dounby
Village
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dounby is a village on Mainland in Orkney, in the north of Scotland. Dounby village is situated at the crossroads of what are now the A986 and B9057, and has grown close to the meeting point of the three parishes of Sandwick, Birsay and Harray. Dounby is situated 4½ miles southeast of Stanerandy Standing Stones (Prehistoric) + barrow.
Stanerandy Standing Stones (Prehistoric) + barrow
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.12906° or 59° 7′ 45″ northLongitude
-3.28159° or 3° 16′ 54″ westOpen location code
9CFR4PH9+J9OpenStreetMap ID
node 9903915237OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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