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Maes Howe
Date Added: 25th Sep 2016
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Sep 2016. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 4
Maes Howe submitted by howar on 24th Sep 2013. distant Maes Howe ablaze with sun, viewed from the bird hut near the Barnhouse settlement
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Barnhouse Settlement
Date Added: 25th Sep 2016
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Sep 2016. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 4
Barnhouse Settlement submitted by steveco on 24th Feb 2002. Barnhouse Settlement HY306127. Probably in use around the same time of Skara Brae.
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Watch Stone (Orkney)
Date Added: 25th Sep 2016
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Sep 2016. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 4
Watch Stone (Orkney) submitted by swatson on 18th Jul 2004. Situated 170m NNW of the Stones of Stennes is the Watch Stone; an impressive monolith 5.6m high, dating back to the 3rd millenium BC.
OS HY306125
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Brodgar Farm Standing Stones
Date Added: 25th Sep 2016
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Sep 2016. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 4
Brodgar Farm Standing Stones submitted by howar on 12th Mar 2010. Stones from side of car track
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Comet Stone (Orkney)
Date Added: 25th Sep 2016
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Sep 2016. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 4
Comet Stone (Orkney) submitted by steveco on 24th Feb 2002. Comet Stone HY296132 standing 137mtrs SE from the Ring of Brodgar.
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Ring of Brodgar
Date Added: 25th Sep 2016
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Sep 2016. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 4
Ring of Brodgar submitted by dodomad on 7th Aug 2015. An Orkney tour guide has spoken of his disgust at discovering one of the stones at the Ring of Brodgar has been vandalised this week, by someone scratching initials and a date on one of the stones, in an area close to where Viking runes are engraved.
Photo cretit: historic Scotland
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Salt Knowe
Date Added: 25th Sep 2016
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Sep 2016. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Salt Knowe submitted by SandyG on 8th Oct 2015. View from north east. (9th June 2015).
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Skara Brae
Date Added: 25th Sep 2016
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 4
Skara Brae submitted by paulinelen on 30th Apr 2012. Hut 1 looking out over the sea - such beautiful colour contrasts creates a fantastic atmosphere.
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Unstan
Date Added: 25th Sep 2016
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Sep 2016. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 4
Unstan submitted by howar on 27th Jan 2004. Unstan Chambered Cairn front
HY283117 Orkney
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Swinside
Date Added: 29th Feb 2016
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 28th Feb 2016. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 4
Swinside submitted by rldixon on 15th Jan 2006. Swinside well worth the walk
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