According to legend, each New Year morning, just after midnight, the stone will go for a drink at the nearby Loch of Scokness.

Access to the 2 metre high stone across the field is discouraged, so the best solution for a closer look appears to be a late night visit to the loch, once a year .

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Elevation 40 m

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Thursday 15 January

6°C

1°C

28 %

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Max wind speed: 20.0 km/h

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Location: Rousay, Egilsay, Wyre And Gairsay, Orkney islands, Scotland, United Kingdom

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