What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Skaill as Rune Inscribed Stone (norse). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Dated to the Viking Age (c. 9th–11th century), the Skaill Rune Inscribed Stone is likely associated with Norse settlement in Orkney. Such stones often marked territorial boundaries, commemorated individuals, or carried religious or legal messages.
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Places near here
Reconstructed Stone Hut at Skara BraeStanding or carved stone · 59 yd
Voydale, Skara Brae Visitor CentreVisitor Centre (20th Century) · 88 yd
Skara Brae Visitor CentreVisitor information · 91 yd
Skaill HouseMound (period Unassigned) · 110 yd
Bay of SkaillNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 155 yd
Garden of Skaill HouseOld home or work place · 259 yd
Beach by Skara Brae showing an Alternative ArchaeologyBeach · 295 yd
Skara BraeMidden (neolithic), Settlement (neolithic) · 305 yd
Jupiter: Bay of Skaill, Orkney, AtlanticSloop (18th Century) · 344 yd
Skaill, Castle of SnusgarCastle (medieval)(possible) · 902 yd
St Peter's Sandwick Parish War MemorialMemorial · 1150 yd
Kier FioldMountain / peak · 1448 ydOther information
Photo: Ian S · CC BY-SA 2.0