STENNESS, LOCH OF

stĕnĕsˈ, lake on Mainland island, off N Scotland. An isthmus between Harray and Stenness lochs holds the Standing Stones of Stenness, two rings of flat tablets dating from before c.2500 b.c. One had 12 stones, of which 2 remain standing. The larger, the Ring of Brogar (or Brodgar), had approximately 60 stones, of which 20 remain standing.

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Scotland: An Oxford Archaeological Guide
Book by Anna Ritchie, Graham Ritchie; Oxford University Press, 1998
Subjects: Excavations (Archaeology)--Scotland--Guidebooks, Scotland--Antiquities--Guidebooks
...213 Skara Brae 214 Stones of Stenness 215 Taversoe Tuick 216 Unstan...Northern Isles: Shetland 219 Beorgs of Housetter 220 Bordastubble 221...Gruting School 229 Jarlshof 230 Loch of Houlland 231 Loch of Huxter...
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Vessels for the Ancestors: Essays on the Neolithic of Britain and Ireland in Honour of Audrey Henshall
Book by Niall Sharples, Alison Sheridan; Edinburgh University Press, 1992
Subjects: Great Britain--Antiquities, Henshall, A. S--(Audrey S.), Ireland--Antiquities, Megalithic Monuments--Great Britain, Megalithic Monuments--Ireland, Neolithic Period--Great Britain, Neolithic Period--Ireland
...ceremonial building close to the Stones of Stenness; whilst at Pool and Tofts Ness, the results of the Bradford University excavations are currently...Ian Armits excavations at Eilean Domhnuill, Loch Olabhat, North Uist Armit this volume...
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Archaeological Theory and Scientific Practice
Book by Andrew Jones; Cambridge University Press, 2002
Subjects: Archaeology--Field Work, Archaeology--Methodology, Archaeology--Philosophy
...periphery of the settlement 143 7.1 The Grooved ware from the ditch at the Stones of Stenness henge 150 7.2 Plan of the Stones of Stenness henge indicating the position of Grooved ware sherds 151 7.3 Plan of Quanterness...
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Scottish Traditional Tales
Book by Alan Bruford, Donald A. MacDonald; Birlinn, 2003
Subjects: Legends--Scotland, Tales--Scotland
...and a days end and asked for his ear of corn. They told him that the hen...really tired. Anyway he came to this loch, and he heaved the bag and the girl and the stones and the whole lot of it into the loch, because he couldnt be bothered...
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Farmers, Temples and Tombs: Scotland in the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age
Book by Gordon Barclay; Birlinn, 2005
Subjects: Bronze Age--Scotland, Neolithic Period--Scotland, Scotland--Antiquities
...by the Orkney Council. HY J06 124. The Stones of Stenness and the Ring of Brodg.ar - (HS) these two spectacular heuges and stone circles overlook the Loch of Harrv, close to Macs Howc c and Barnhouse. HY...
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The Folklore of Northern Scotland: Five Discourses on Cultural Representation
Journal article by James Porter; Folklore, Vol. 109, 1998
Subjects: Folklore--Social aspects, Scotland--Folklore, legends, etc.
...Haakon. The Saint is said to have sailed across Pentland Firth on the Ladykirk Stone. The Stones of Stenness, a stone circle on the south shore of Loch of Harray, and the Ring of Brodgar, northeast of Stenness were, according to the eighteenth-century...


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Alba Scotland
Magazine article by Alistair Cruickshank; Focus, Vol. 46, Winter 2001
Subjects: Scotland--History, Scots (British people)--History, Scots--History, Scottish history
...Other impressive circles of stones include Stenness in the Orkney Isles and...the river flowing out of Loch Ness. Magical water horses...dramatic impact on a number of communities. One township fronting Little Loch Broom -- located ten miles...


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Travel; Call of the Isles
Newspaper article by Loudon Temple; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), April 20, 1996
...Magnus Cathedral. The local tourist office keeps a list of B B establishments, like the Mill of Eyreland, near the Loch of Stenness, and offers advice on local walks and beauty spots. The hill behind the Mill provides a terrific vantage point from...
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A Shaft of Brilliance. the Pit That's a Buried Treasure; Heritage Hotspot: The Lady Victoria Colliery Sits Proudly at the Top of the Shortlist
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), October 27, 2007
Subjects: Mineral industry, Mining industry
...Scottish icons such as Edinburgh Castle, Loch Ness, the WallaceMonument in Stirling...Cumbernauld town centre, Dunbartonshire, Stenness standingstones, Orkney, and Rosslyn Chapel...They were chosen from an original list of 100 treasured places. Polling beganon September...
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A Shaft of Brilliance. the Pit That's a Buried Treasure; Heritage Hotspot: The Lady Victoria Colliery Sits Proudly at the Top of the Shortlist
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), October 27, 2007
Subjects: Mineral industry, Mining industry
...Scottish icons such as Edinburgh Castle, Loch Ness, the WallaceMonument in Stirling...Cumbernauld town centre, Dunbartonshire, Stenness standingstones, Orkney, and Rosslyn Chapel...They were chosen from an original list of 100 treasured places. Polling beganon September...
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Last Stand for Our Great Game
Newspaper article by Silver Wilkie; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), March 6, 1998
...and Tweed and the shoals of sea trout in Loch Maree. Anglers from all over the world...years, the once prolific back end runs of salmon have become worryingly depleted...Barry Jones travelled from his home at Stenness for a Hawaiian holiday in the sun and decided...
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Go West Young Man; MELANIE REID Bonds with Her Son as the Pair Tackle the West Highland Way on a Week-Long Adventure
Newspaper article by Melanie Reid; Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland), January 9, 2000
...responsibilities. Day one, on the rough terrain up the side of Loch Lomond, was something of an initiation. Lunchtime was at Iverarnan. Both...the Borders, Morayshire, Speyside and Skye. At Stenness in Orkney, the fabulous Mill of Eyrland serves up...
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Stenness, Loch Of
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
STENNESS, LOCH OF stenes , lake on Mainland island, in the Orkneys, off N Scotland...isthmus between Harray and Stenness lochs holds the Standing Stones of Stenness, two rings of flat tablets dating from before c.2500 b.c. One had 12 stones, of...


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