Stenness
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 The Stenness Watch Stone stands outside the circle, next to the modern bridge leading to the Ring of Brodgar |
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 Stenness shown within Orkney |
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| OS grid reference | HY305115 |
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| Civil parish | Stenness |
| Council area | Orkney |
| Lieutenancy area | Orkney |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | STROMNESS |
| Postcode district | KW16 |
| Dialling code | 01856 |
| Police | Scottish |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | Orkney and Shetland |
| Scottish Parliament | Orkney |
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Stenness is a village and parish on the Orkney Mainland in Scotland.[1] It contains several notable prehistoric monuments including the Standing Stones of Stenness and the Ring of Brodgar.
Geography
Stenness parish adjoins the southern extremity of the Loch of Stenness,[2] and also some notable standing stones. It is bounded on the west by the efflux of the loch, and a branch of Hoy Sound,[2] and has been politically merged with Firth.[2]
History
In Old Norse: Steinnes[3] or Steinsnes[4] means headland/peninsula of the stone.
The area has been inhabited for a considerable time. Near the village are located several notable prehistoric monuments including the Stones of Stenness and the Ring of Brodgar.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map Landranger 45, Orkney Mainland, 1:50,000 scale, 2003
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Pedersen, Roy (January 1992) Orkneyjar ok Katanes (map, Inverness, Nevis Print)
- ↑ Anderson, Joseph (Ed.) (1893) Orkneyinga Saga. Translated by Jón A. Hjaltalin & Gilbert Goudie. Edinburgh. James Thin and Mercat Press (1990 reprint). ISBN 0-901824-25-9
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stenness. |
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for [[Wikivoyage:Stenness#Lua error in Module:Wikidata at line 863: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).|Stenness]]. |
This article incorporates text from Wilson, Rev. John The Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh, 1882) Published by W. & A.K. Johnstone
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