Stenness Churchyard
Stenness Churchyard is a cemetery in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Stenness Churchyard is situated nearby to the archaeological site Big Howe, Broch, as well as near Barnhouse Stone, standing stone.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stenness Church and Standing Stones of Stenness.
Standing Stones of Stenness
Archaeological site
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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 1,300 feet west of Stenness Churchyard.
Barnhouse Settlement
Grassland
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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 1,300 feet northwest of Stenness Churchyard.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stenness and Cairston.
Stenness
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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
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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 Stenness Churchyard.
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 east of Stenness Churchyard.
Stenness Churchyard
- Type: Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.99361° or 58° 59′ 37″ northLongitude
-3.20113° or 3° 12′ 4″ westOpen location code
9CCRXQVX+CGOpenStreetMap ID
way 115716784OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=grave_yard
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Notable Places Nearby
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