This site is in the county of Orkney.

The nearest village is Finstown.

The nearest town is Stromness.

This site is also known as Stones of Stenness.

Refer to OS `Landranger` map 6.

More details of this site can be seen at:

Steve and Co's Pages

Symbolstone: Megaliths

Places of Peace and Power

Ancient Scotland (Eastern Habitat)

Ancient Sites Directory

Stone Pages Tour

Stone Pages (Still Images)

Megalithic Mysteries

Megaliths, stone circles, etc

STILE

Charles Tait Photographic

Ancient Scotland (Eastern Habitat)

Paul Kenyon`s Database

Sigurd Towrie's Orkney

Follow the link to the web site where more details are available.....

Go back to map sheet HY.

Browse the list of Stone Circles and Rows by name.

Go back to the map of the British Isles.

Information on the Stone Circles and Rows of the British Isles is used with the kind permission of Aubrey Burl and Yale University Press.

The following books were used to research the site. Click the links for more details. If you would like to order any books, maps, CDs etc. from amazon.co.uk you will be supporting the development of this web site, thanks.

Circle and Row Information:

• The Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany - Aubrey Burl 2000, Yale
• Stone Circles of the British Isles - Aubrey Burl 1976, Yale
• From Carnac to Callanish : The Prehistoric Stone Rows and Avenues of Britain, Ireland and Brittany - Aubrey Burl 1993, Yale

Planning Visits:

• A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain and Ireland - Aubrey Burl 1995, Yale - Inexpensive, pocket-sized, indestructable and indispensible.
• The Modern Antiquarian - Julian Cope 1998, Thorsons - Excellent gazetteer of 250 off the beaten track sites, together with Julian's own theories.
• Ordnance Survey Maps - Choose Landranger or Outdoor Leisure Maps

'Coffee Table' Books:

• Circles of Stone - Max Milligan, Aubrey Burl 1999, Harvill - The best photos you'll get
• Great Stone Circles: Fables, Fictions, Facts - Aubrey Burl 1999, Yale - The ten best-known sites in detail

More prehistoric archaeology books:

• Andy B's Book Reviews and Recommendations