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Description
This stone circle dating back to the Bronze Age (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) boasts an impressive location on a spit of land separating the Loch of Stenness and Loch of Harray. The circle has a diameter of over 100m. Of the 60 original standing stones, only 27 remain. Two earth levees cross the surrounding ditch.
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- From€127.01(6 reviews)15.5 km
- From€361.23(3 reviews)17.2 km
- From€361.23(2 reviews)5.49 km
Things to see and donearby
- The Green Guide2.66 km - Stenness KW16 3HA
- The Green Guide5.82 km - Victoria Street, Stromness KW16 3AA
- The Green Guide6.37 km - 52 Alfred Street, Stromness KW17 3DH
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Where to sleepnearby
- From £70Howe Holiday homes3.75 km - Roadside Howe Road, Stromness, Stromness KW16 3JU
- From £60Lindisfarne Bed & Breakfast4.11 km - Stromness, Stromness KW16 3EX
- From £65Lindisfarne Self Catering4.14 km - Lindisfarne, Stromness, Orkney, Navershaw KW16 3EX
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