Dwarfie Stane

The Dwarfie Stane is a megalithic chambered tomb carved out of a titanic block of Devonian Old Red Sandstone located in a steep-sided glaciated valley between the settlements of Quoys and on , an island in , Scotland.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Rock
  • Description: Carved Megalithic chambered tomb in Scotland
  • Also known as: “Dwarfie Stane, rock-cut tomb, Hoy”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Hoy and Ward Hill.

Photo: Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the second largest of the , extending 14 miles north-south by 6 miles east-west, but with a population of only 419 in 2011. The name means "high" and it's hilly and sparsely populated; its hills draw the clouds, drizzle and midges, and feels much more like the bleak Hebrides than the green, pastoral Orkneys.

Peak
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is a hill on the island of in . It lies at the north of the island between Moaness and , and is the highest point in both Orkney and the Scottish Northern Isles at an elevation of 481 m.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rora Head and Houton.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 4½ miles west of Dwarfie Stane.

Village
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is a settlement 5 miles southeast of on the island of , , Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of , and is situated on a minor road off the A964. is situated 4½ miles northeast of Dwarfie Stane.

Village
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is a village on the east coast of the island of , , Scotland. The village is within the parish of Walls and Flotta, and is situated at the junction of the B9047 and B9048. is situated 5 miles southeast of Dwarfie Stane.

Dwarfie Stane

Latitude
58.88444° or 58° 53′ 4″ north
Longitude
-3.31432° or 3° 18′ 52″ west
Open location code
9CCRVMMP+Q7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 621142276
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bare_rock
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q1268415
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Uzbek—“Dwarfie Stane” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Dwarfie Stane”
  • Dutch: “Dwarfie Stane”
  • German: “Dwarfie Stane”
  • Hebrew: “דוורפי סטיין”
  • Italian: “Dwarfie Stane”
  • Japanese: “ドワーフィ・ステイン”
  • Russian: “Дворфи-Стейн”
  • Russian: “Дуорфи-Стейн”
  • Ukrainian: “Дворфі-Стейн”
  • Uzbek: “Dwarfie Stane”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Knap of Trowieglen and Vow Randie.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Whiteglen and Newstead.

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Worth a closer look: Kirkwall and Stromness.

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