Standing Stones of Stenness

The Standing Stones of Stenness are a Neolithic monument five miles northeast of on the of , Scotland. This may be the oldest henge site in the British Isles.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: henge in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Stones of Stenness”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Barnhouse Settlement and Watch Stone.

Grassland
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The Neolithic is sited by the shore of , Orkney Mainland, , not far from the , about 5 miles north-east of . is situated 680 feet north of Standing Stones of Stenness.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 610 feet northwest of Standing Stones of Stenness.

Protected area
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The is a Neolithic archaeological site covering 2.5 hectares located between the and the Stones of Stenness in the Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site on , . is situated 1,800 feet northwest of Standing Stones of Stenness.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stenness and Cairston.

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is a small, scattered village in the , 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.

Locality
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is a village on , in , Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of . Within the village is located the Castle of which is said to have belonged to the House of Gordons, and may have been built in 1152, as contested in a Saga. is situated 2½ miles west of Standing Stones of Stenness.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 3 miles southwest of Standing Stones of Stenness.

Standing Stones of Stenness

Latitude
58.99403° or 58° 59′ 39″ north
Longitude
-3.20808° or 3° 12′ 29″ west
Open location code
9CCRXQVR+JQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 782724929
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q1478558
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Standing Stones of Stenness” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Roques de Stenness”
  • Basque: “Stennesseko Harkaitzak”
  • Catalan: “Roques de Stenness”
  • Cebuano: “Standing Stones of Stenness”
  • Chinese: “斯丹尼斯石柱”
  • Chinese: “斯丹尼斯立石”
  • Danish: “Standing Stones of Stenness”
  • Dutch: “Stones of Stennes”
  • Dutch: “Stones of Stenness”
  • Esperanto: “Ŝtonoj de Stenness”
  • French: “pierres levées de Stenness”
  • French: “Pierres levées de Stenness”
  • French: “Stenness Standing Stones”
  • French: “Stones of Stenness”
  • German: “Standing Stones of Stanness”
  • German: “Standing Stones of Stenness”
  • German: “Stones of Stenness”
  • Greek: “Standing Stones of Stenness”
  • Greek: “Λίθοι του Στέννες”
  • Greek: “Ορθόλιθοι του Στέννες”
  • Hebrew: “האבנים הניצבות בסטנס”
  • Italian: “pietre erette di Stenness”
  • Italian: “Pietre erette di Stenness”
  • Japanese: “ストーンズ・オブ・ステネス”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “De stående steiner ved Stenness”
  • Norwegian: “De stående steiner ved Stenness”
  • Persian: “سنگ‌های ایستاده استنس”
  • Polish: “Megality ze Stenness”
  • Russian: “Камни Стеннес”
  • Russian: “Мегалиты Стеннеса”
  • Scots: “Staundin Stanes o Stenness”
  • Slovenian: “Stones of Stenness”
  • Spanish: “Circulo de rocas de Stenness”
  • Spanish: “Círculo de rocas de Stenness”
  • Spanish: “Piedras de Stenness”
  • Spanish: “Rocas de Stenness”
  • Spanish: “Stenness”
  • Swedish: “Stones of Stenness”
  • Ukrainian: “Мегаліти Стеннеса”
  • Welsh: “Meini Stenness”

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