Stenness
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Not to be confused with Isle of Stenness.
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Stenness (Old Norse: Steinnes [1] or Steinsnes[2], meaning headland/peninsula of the stone) is a village and parish on the Orkney Mainland in Scotland.[3]
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[edit] Geography
Stenness parish adjoins the southern extremity of the Loch of Stenness[4], and also some notable standing stones. It is bounded on the west by the efflux of the loch, and a branch of Hoy Sound[4], and has been politically merged with Firth.[4]
[edit] History
The area has been inhabited for a considerable amount of time.
Near the village are located several notable prehistoric monuments including the Stones of Stenness and the Ring of Brodgar.[5]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Pedersen, Roy (January 1992) Orkneyjar ok Katanes (map, Inverness, Nevis Print)
- ^ Anderson, Joseph (Ed.) (1893) Orkneyinga Saga. Translated by Jón A. Hjaltalin & Gilbert Goudie. Edinburgh. James Thin and Mercat Press (1990 reprint). ISBN 0-901824-25-9
- ^ United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map Landranger 45, Orkney Mainland, 1:50,000 scale, 2003
- ^ a b c Wilson, Rev. John The Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh, 1882) Published by W. & A.K. Johnstone
- ^ Stones of Stenness: Stones of Stenness, Standing Stones and Henge, Mainland, Orkney
This article incorporates text from - Wilson, Rev. John The Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh, 1882) Published by W. & A.K. Johnstone
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