Stenness Church
Stenness Church is a church in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Stenness Church is situated nearby to the archaeological site Big Howe, Broch, as well as near Barnhouse Stone, standing stone.Photo: Syrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Description: architectural structure in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Stenness Parish Church”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Standing Stones of Stenness and Barnhouse Settlement.
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 1,300 feet west of Stenness Church.
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 1,400 feet northwest of Stenness Church.
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 2,600 feet northeast of Stenness Church.
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 Stenness Church.
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 Church.
Stenness Church
- Categories: cemetery, church with cemetery, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.99363° or 58° 59′ 37″ northLongitude
-3.20102° or 3° 12′ 4″ westOpen location code
9CCRXQVX+FHOpenStreetMap ID
way 178168163OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchWikidata ID
Q56623622
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In Other Languages
“Stenness Church” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Stenness Kirk”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Stenness Churchyard and Big Howe, Broch.
Nearby Places
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