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Stone of Setter, Isle of Eday

Standing or carved stone
Stone of Setter, Isle of Eday
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A named place photographed at this map point in Orkney Islands.
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, the Stone of Setter may have functioned as a boundary marker, ritual site, or commemorative monument. Local folklore sometimes associates such stones with ancient heroes or supernatural events, though specific traditions connected to this site are not well documented.

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