What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Orkney Islands.
Likely dating to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, the North Ronaldsay standing stone may have functioned as a ceremonial or territorial marker. Local folklore sometimes associates such stones with protective or spiritual significance, though specific traditions are not well documented.
Places near here
Standing StoneArchaeological place · 11 yd
Standing stone on North RonaldsayStanding or carved stone · 49 yd
Holland House and church, from the airChurch, cross or graveyard · 351 yd
Rocky beachBeach · 361 yd
North Ronaldsay, Hollandstoun, Old KirkChurch (19th Century) · 402 yd
South Bay beach on North RonaldsayBeach · 603 yd
South BayBay · 963 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 1060 yd
North RonaldsayIsland · 1.1 mi
Geo DannemarckBay · 1.7 mi
Derek Taylor and Garry Leaburn MemorialMemorial · 1.8 mi
North Ronaldsay lighthouse and communications towerCastle, fort or tower · 2.7 miOther information
Photo: Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0