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Standing Stone on the Chair of Lyde

Standing or carved stone
Standing Stone on the Chair of Lyde
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A named place photographed at this map point in Orkney Islands.
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the stone may have had ritual or territorial significance. Local folklore sometimes associates such stones with legendary or supernatural figures.

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Photo: Colin Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0