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Loch of Stenness

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Loch of Stenness , lake on Mainland island, in the Orkneys, off N Scotland. An isthmus between Harray and Stenness lochs holds the Standing Stones of Stenness, two rings of flat tablets dating from before c.2500 BC One had 12 stones, of which 2 remain standing. The larger, the Ring of Brogar (or Brodgar), had approximately 60 stones, of which 36 remain. Author not available, STENNESS, LOCH OF. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

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Orcadian connection For the first time in 188 years, an Orkney farm has come on to the open market. Julia Page finds out how the present owner feels about leaving the home where he was born
; ...Sitting in the heart of mainland Orkney, on the shores of Loch Stenness, Lyking Farm enjoys all the peace and tranquillity of...farmhouse offers great family living with views towards Loch Stenness. Lyking House dates back to 1820 and has all the character... Read more
A shaft of brilliance... the pit that's a buried treasure; Heritage hotspot: The Lady Victoria Colliery sits proudly at the top of the shortlist.
; ...mountainscenery and rich historical heritage. From Loch Ness to St Andrews, the rugged beauty...Scottish icons such as Edinburgh Castle, Loch Ness, the WallaceMonument in Stirling...Cumbernauld town centre, Dunbartonshire, Stenness standingstones, Orkney, and Rosslyn Chapel...Brae,Orkney 8.The Standing ... Read more
The reel thing: Use your Headley and catch wild fish in rightful home
; ...which came out last October, The Loch Fisher's Bible, by Stan Headley...likes of Swannay, Harray and Stenness - and he is a regular contributor...Debate on the "great debacle" of Loch Leven is given a strong voice...who has a great love of the loch and appreciates its historical...beguiled by the ... Read more
Angling lines
; ...and remote. My personal favourite is Loch na h-Oidhche (The Loch of the Night) in the Flowerdale Forest...Beinn Eigh National Nature Reserve by Loch Maree. There is also Inverewe Gardens...is also hard to leave - lochs Harray, Stenness, Boardhouse, Swannay and Hundland offer...They include the ... Read more
A roaring heritage trade amid the midsummer magic
; ...ripping apart the timeless calm of this stone circle which has stood on a narrow isthmus between the Orcadian lochs of Harray and Stenness for four millennia. Perched at the cabin door, a cameraman records his whirlybird's-eye view. Input, input. You don't have... Read more
Maeshowe and the winter solstice: ceremonial aspects of the Orkney Grooved Ware culture.
; ...circles of Ring of Brodgar and Stenness and the chambered tomb of...area at the south end of the Loch of Harray. The Stenness circle is estimated to have...grooved lines: they include the Stenness circle (Ritchie 1976: figure...those on the causeway between Loch of Stenness and ... Read more
Orkney: 10 years after; A decade after shocking claims of ritual abuse saw their children being taken away, Torcuil Crichton visits the islanders of South Ronaldsay and finds that, even now, it is a place where memory meets myth
; ...Neolithic men were up to when they dragged these sandstone monsters across the moor and set them upright above the Loch of Stenness. On this February afternoon, with the light fading in the south and the snow coming in from the north west, the temperature... Read more
Orkney calendar girls flushed with success
; ...across Orkney. They have posed at a mansion house, a hotel, a loch and a woodland garden to shoot a selection of seasonal nudes...Spring photographs were shot at the Happy Valley gardens at Stenness, while fishing scenes in waders and a boat were taken at Harray Loch. A musically themed photograph, with ... Read more
Last stand for our great game.(Features)
; ...Tay, the Dee, Spey and Tweed and the shoals of sea trout in Loch Maree. Anglers from all over the world would descend on these...THE WEEK ORKNEY angler Barry Jones travelled from his home at Stenness for a Hawaiian holiday in the sun and decided to go out deep...fished this Sunday and next, will be held at ... Read more
Orkney Islands take you back in time
; ...ditch cut into the rock. At dawn and dusk, the stones stand dark and imposing against the light reflecting off the Loch of Stenness below. Farther along is the biggest tourist attraction on Orkney, the village of Skara Brae, protected under the sand... Read more

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