What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Orkney Islands.
Probably dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the Standing Stone on Shapinsay may have had ceremonial or territorial significance. Local folklore sometimes associates such stones with ancient watchtowers or markers for sea voyages.
Places near here
Mor Styne (Prehistoric standing stone)Archaeological place · 45 yd
Shapinsay, Mor SteinStanding Stone (prehistoric) · 55 yd
Mor SteinVisitor information · 60 yd
Castle BloodyArchaeological place · 1391 yd
Bay of SandgarthBay · 1571 yd
ShapinsayIsland · 1.7 mi
Rocky beach on eastern coast of Shapinsay, Orkney IslandsBeach · 1.7 mi
Ling HolmHeadland · 2.1 mi
Shapinsay, BalaclavaFarmstead (post Medieval) · 2.2 mi
War Memorial at ElwickHeritage place · 2.2 mi
ElwickbankHouse (post Medieval) · 2.2 mi
Petrel: Holm Sound, Shapinsay Sound, North SeaCraft (19th Century) · 2.4 miOther information
Photo: Malcolm Morris · CC BY-SA 2.0