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Nice informative stone circle

Unique beautiful Stones circle

Wonderful expanse… pure nature

Interesting.. just beautiful.. Stones

The largest stone circle in Europe

When I was on Strava, this was a regular segment that apparently no-one else bothered with. it is best appreciated slow as takes you along the quiet north edge of the Loch and links Brodgar road with the main Birsay Road from Stromness. Relatively traffic free with just odd tractor and RM delivery van, a good place for the orthinologist as well

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 of Scotland's Orkney Islands. The megalith is part of the Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site. The stone is on the west side of the road. About 170 meters to the south-southeast are the Stones of Stenness. North of the stone lies the Ring of Brodgar. The Watch Stone is a rectangular stone 5.6 meters high, 1.5 meters wide and 40 centimeters thick. The Watch Stone is the tallest monolith in this area. The base is provided with modern masonry for reinforcement. The front and back of the stone face east and west. (Wikipedia)

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 Mainland, one of Scotland's Orkney Islands. The stone circle, together with Skara Brae, the Ring of Brodgar and Maeshowe, belongs to the Heart of Neolithic Orkney, which has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999. The name Stones of Stenness is derived from the Old Norse Steinn-nes, a stone elevation in the landscape. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, this stone circle was also referred to by the most likely romanticized term Temple of the Moon. The oldest known written reference comes from Martin Martin in 1716. In 1841 this term was still in use locally. The Temple of the Sun was used for the Ring of Brodgar. (Wikipedia)