Talk:Ring of Brodgar

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[edit] Norse

Norse in my case is swedish.

  • Norse for stone = sten
  • Norse for isthmus = näs (or næs). (the vowel "ä" (or "æ") sounds wery much like a long "e" like in "cheers").
  • Stenness (Stennäs) = Stone(s) isthmus.

// Solkoll 11:22, 15 Sep 2004 (UTC)

What are you suggesting? That Stenness refers to a stone isthmus, or stones on an isthmus, or something else entirely? It doesn't seem very.. radical :P I wonder whether it's good to include more details, such as the graffiti on the stones, those struck by lightning, etc?

Fish-Face 21:16, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Very interesting. It sounds like a likely derivation for Stenness indeed. Thorf 05:08, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Dating

If this monument is dated to 2500BC, it is surely contemporary with, and not pre-dating Stonehenge? --Grumpy444grumpy 15:40, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

I've always heard that the Ring of Brodgar dates from 2700 BC. I'm not sure what the source is for the 2500 BC figure quoted here - possibly Sigurd Towrie's Orkneyjar site, which mentions that the site has never actually been dated, but the stones are assumed to have been erected between 2500 and 2000 BC. Thorf 05:08, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
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