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The Top 8 Natural Monuments around Kirkwall And St Ola

Kirkwall And St Ola’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 8

beautiful natural monuments around Kirkwall And St Ola. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!

Last updated: November 3, 2025

Stones of Stenness

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Stones of Stenness, also called Standing Stones of Stenness, is a henge stone circle monument dating from the Neolithic Age, located on the southeast side of Loch of Stenness on …

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The Watch Stone

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The Watch Stone, also spelled Watchstone, is a standing stone or menhir from the Neolithic period, standing between the Loch of Stenness and the Loch of Harray on Mainland, one …

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Standing Stones of Stenness

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Built over 5000 years ago this was once an important site with 12 huge standing stones, a hearth in the centre and a series of ditches and smaller stones around …

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Ring of Brodgar

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Mystical landscape with ancient history

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Hole of Ness Sea Cave

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The Hole of Ness is an awesome gloup, or collapsed sea-cave. The edge is over-hanging and unstable, so don't be tempted to go for a closer look.

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Extend your search for the best caves by checking out these guides of the top ones around Kirkwall And St Ola:

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