
What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Orkney Islands.
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the Stone of Setter may have functioned as a boundary marker, ceremonial site, or astronomical alignment point. Local folklore sometimes associates such stones with protective or territorial significance, though specific traditions for this site are not well documented.
Places near here
Stone of Setter, Isle of EdayStanding or carved stone · 1 yd
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Vinquoy PlantationForest · 1314 yd
Eday, Carrick HouseLairds House (early 17th Century) · 1538 yd
A southbound lobster boat passes Mill Bay, EdayOld home or work place · 1566 yd
Vinquoy HillMountain / peak · 1567 yd
Stennie HillMountain / peak · 1697 yd
Mu Geos and Castle Rock from the SeaCastle, fort or tower · 1722 yd
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Photo: Lis Burke · CC BY-SA 2.0