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rachelh visited on 14th Apr 2025 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 5

drolaf visited on 14th Jun 2022 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 4

brianlavelle visited on 4th Apr 2022 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 5

DocRock visited on 2nd Oct 2019 - their rating: Amb: 4 Access: 5

hidebasket visited on 1st Oct 2019 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 5

Catrinm visited on 27th Aug 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Exceptional site - better to go in evening without the crowds

sba_dk visited on 19th Jul 2018 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 5

bishop_pam visited on 22nd Apr 2018 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 5 New turf had been laid since our last visit, so we were able to walk close to the stones and to touch them.

bishop_pam visited on 18th Apr 2018 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 5 Access to the stones was restricted as the path close to them had been heavily worn, so we had to use a path slightly further away.

RockHugger visited on 23rd Sep 2016 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4

RedKite1985 saw from a distance on 14th Sep 2016 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4

wildtalents visited on 13th Jul 2015 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4 As I was staying nearby I took the opportunity to visit this magnificent monument several times, at different times of day. The first visit was the best: the sun was beginning to set (but it stays low on the horizon a long time at this time of year on Orkney) and the stones cast the most almighty shadows. How the henge ditch was dug in this very solid rocky landscape I can only imagine. The people who built the monuments at Stenness definitely made no half measures.

SandyG visited on 2nd Jun 2015 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 5 A trully impressive site.

NickyD visited on 1st May 2015 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 5 My most favourite site. Managed to visit a couple of times a day and had the place to ourselves for most of them. It truly is the most magical place. We experimented with the sound/echo effects here and at the Stones of Stenness and the results were fascinating.

Estrela visited on 28th May 2014 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 4 We were lucky enough to arrive at the Ring of Brodgar to have our picnic lunch 15 minutes before a scheduled free walk was to begin with one of the two rangers who do walks around both the megalithic sites and the wildlife havens in Orkney mainland. The Ring of Brodgar is the most impressive site, even with stones fallen or missing. Its purpose is variously supposed to have been as a temple of the sun (with the Stones of Stenness as the temple of the moon) or as a gathering place showing the different clans that contributed each their own stone brought from their area of the islands. In the Neolithic the 60+ islands were mainly joined as two main islands, later separated and partially submerged by rising sea levels. The freshwater and seawater lochs which frame these megalithic structures seem to have had particular significance all over Europe, where water and swamp land were held to be special places. The Ring is an enormous ring composed of stones from differing areas of Orkney perhaps aligned to their points of origin, as the stones are not perfectly upright, and tend to have sloped tops, perhaps acting as signposts, perhaps angled to reflect the angles of natural and constructed hills.

freedomandpeace visited on 2nd May 2014 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 5 I love this stone circle! It is massive.

TwinFlamesKiss visited on 1st Apr 2014 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Easy to find. Open and exposed to weather. Short walk from car park.

quietsunshine visited on 1st Feb 2014 I was on an Elderhostel trip to Scotland that included a few days in Kirkwall, Orkney. The day started out rainy but by the time we got to Ring of Brodnar it was clear and bright - a lovely experience

Jansold visited on 3rd Jun 2013 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5

ModernExplorers visited on 6th Mar 2013 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Amzing stone circle - huge circle, huge stones and set in beautiful surroundings

43559959 visited on 27th Oct 2011 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4

crystalskull84 visited on 13th Aug 2011 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Superb!

megalithicmatt visited on 22nd Jun 2011 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Very busy unfortunately, plus the paths are well worn and detracting. Best to get there on a winter's evening I think.

jeffrep visited on 24th Jun 2010 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4 First Visited: August 14, 2007.

Andy B visited on 18th Dec 2004 Several shots in Episode Three of BBC's History of Ancient Britain

Richard13 visited on 1st Jul 1999 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 5

ladydi45 visited on 3rd Jun 1998 - their rating: Cond: 3 Access: 3

sirius_b visited on 1st Oct 1987 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5

Chappers60 visited - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 5

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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.31 Ambience: 4.92 Access: 4.44

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