History
Standing Stones of Stenness
Stenness, Scotland
Tall slabs of a Neolithic henge beside the Loch of Stenness, open to walk among.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 30 min
These upright stones may form the oldest henge in the British Isles and are part of the Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site. You can walk right up to them, and the loch and sky behind make for a calm contrast with the busy Ring of Brodgar. Free, open access.
Good to know
- Open access, no ticket
- Walk or drive on to the Ring of Brodgar
- Best time
- Sunrise or sunset
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Lay-by parking beside the stones
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
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