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Multi-periodSite Name: Dwarfie Stane Alternative Name: The Dwarfie StoneCountry: Scotland County: Orkney Type: Rock Cut Tomb
Nearest Town: Stromness Nearest Village: Quoyness
Map Ref: HY24300043 Landranger Map Number: 6
Latitude: 58.884525N Longitude: 3.314965W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.5 Ambience: 5 Access: 3.75
Text from information board near the monument:
This unique monument has attracted attention for centuries and many scholars have visited it and theorised. It has been described as the dwelling place of giants, of dwarves, and as the home of an early Christian hermit.
It was actually a tomb, related to the many chambered cairns found throughout Orkney. It dates to between 3500 and 2500 BC. Its construction, carved from a single enormous block of stone, is without parallel in the British Isles. The labour involved, given the lack of metal tools, suggests that although small, it may have been of special significance.
This rock cut tomb is recorded as Canmore ID 1597, which includes field and archaeology notes, a publication account and photographs.
The Journal of Antiquities also includes an entry for The Dwarfie Stone, Hoy, Orkney Islands, which includes a photograph, a description, background information and a list of reference sources for more information.
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