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<< Our Photo Pages >> Langstane (Orkney) - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in Orkney

Submitted by enkidu41 on Friday, 07 May 2004  Page Views: 8611

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Langstane (Orkney) Alternative Name: Frotoft
Country: Scotland County: Orkney Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)

Map Ref: HY404275  Landranger Map Number: 5
Latitude: 59.130124N  Longitude: 3.043054W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
3

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Langstane (Orkney)
Langstane (Orkney) submitted by enkidu41 : HY 403275 This standing stone on Rousay is just over 8' high. It has a flat face. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone in Orkney

This standing stone on Rousay is just over 8' high. It has a flat face.
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Langstane (Orkney)
Langstane (Orkney) submitted by SandyG : Given its proximity to the road and cottage what are the chances that this stone is prehistoric and if so that it is its original location particularly as it has clearly at some time been broken in half and put back together (3rd June 2015). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Langstane (Orkney)
Langstane (Orkney) submitted by howar : Other face (Vote or comment on this photo)

Langstane (Orkney)
Langstane (Orkney) submitted by howar : 3/4 profile (Vote or comment on this photo)

Langstane (Orkney)
Langstane (Orkney) submitted by howar : Face of stone (Vote or comment on this photo)

Langstane (Orkney)
Langstane (Orkney) submitted by howar : The garage, it sits beside is somebody's garage

Langstane (Orkney)
Langstane (Orkney) submitted by howar : Site near base of 'hill'

Langstane (Orkney)
Langstane (Orkney) submitted by TimPrevett : Looking to the SW across the water to the mainland. (1 comment)

Langstane (Orkney)
Langstane (Orkney) submitted by TimPrevett : Looking to the NW from the Langstane.

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Re: Langstane (Orkney) by howar on Thursday, 25 May 2017
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NMRS record no. HY42NW 7 at HY40412750 is 7½ feet tall and 2-2½ wide aligned NW/SE. It was broken and the two halves later re-joined.
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Re: Langstane (Orkney) by howar on Tuesday, 29 January 2013
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Alfred Johnstone relates that John Logie of Trumland House informed him that a site near the Langstane bore the name Westoval/Hestoval, and the ba' was held here on New Year's Day. So this is the mystery Westoval Stone HY42NW 28, as despite what the record says Occam's Razor prevails
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Re: Langstane (Orkney) by golux on Sunday, 04 November 2012
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Here it is on Google Streetview



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