Stenness
Stenness is a Village in the county of Orkney Islands.
Stenness postcode: KW16 3LF
There are great places to visit near Stenness.
Stenness History
There are some historic monuments around Stenness:
- Linga Fiolds, mounds 220m NW of Upper Lyking Cottage Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM1348
- Knowe of Yesko, barrows and enclosure 250m NNE of Mirbister Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM1311
- Upper Sower, coastal battery N of, Clestrain 20th Century Military and Related: Battery SM13449
- Houton Head, battery 325m W of Sunnybraes 20th Century Military and Related: Anti-submarine boom-tethering point SM13465
- Bridge of Scuan, bridge, 350m NNE of Scuan Secular: bridge SM1489
- Midhouse, burial mounds 450m S of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM1349
- Ballarat House,burnt mound Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound SM1237
- Handest, settlement, Dounby Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM1272
- Watch Stone, stone settings, Barnhouse settlement, and related remains Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM90352
- Vetquoy, mounds N of Lochside Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1266
- Staney Hill, enclosure 95m S of Henges Prehistoric ritual and funerary: henge SM13441
- Whaness Burn, enclosure 1680m NNE of Dwarfie Stane, Hoy Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM8663
- Easthouse, burnt mound 100m SSW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound SM1333
- Whaness Burn, enclosure 1620m NNE of Dwarfie Stane, Hoy Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM8664
- St Nicholas' Church, settlement and mill, Orphir Ecclesiastical: church; Secular: Viking settlement, Norse settlement SM13379
- Newbigging, three mounds 300m WSW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1406
- Quoyer,mound 480m NNW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1335
- Burrian,broch,NE shore of Loch of Harray Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1429
- Barnhouse Stone, standing stone Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM90341
- Whaness Burn, enclosed settlement 1420m NNE of Dwarfie Stane, Hoy Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM8662
- Stenness, stone circle and henge Prehistoric ritual and funerary: henge SM90285
- Knowe of Burrian, broch at Netherbrough Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1431
- Houton, chapel 60m E of Sunnybraes Ecclesiastical: chapel SM3245
- Syra Dale,two cairns 380m NNE of Setter Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM1396
- Ness Battery, gun emplacements 300m SSE of, Stromness 20th Century Military and Related: Battery SM13478
- Rosemount & Easthouse, mounds 150m SW of & 350m WSW of Easthouse Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM1352
- The Hillock Broch, Finstown Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1448
- Wasbister, mounds SSE of The Brecks Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM7857
- Big Howe, broch 260m WNW of Stenness Church Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM13461
- Scapa Flow, wrecks of 3 battleships of German High Seas Fleet 20th Century Military and Related: Shipwreck SM9298
- Wasbister, Stenness - Sandwick parish boundary, earthwork Prehistoric domestic and defensive: linear earthwork; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: enclosure (ritual or funerary); Secular: linear earthwork, dyke SM7855
- Setter,two mounds Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1404
- Kingshouse, mounds 390m NE of and 470m NNE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1392
- Buckan, enclosure 150m N of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: enclosure (ritual or funerary) SM13473
- Overbigging, enclosure 160m W of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cursus/bank barrow SM9674
- Howen Brough, broch Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1282
- Cummi Howe, broch Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1256
- Staney Hill,standing stone 400m NNE of Feolquoy Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM1390
- Howe Harper,cairn 300m NW of Binscarth,Finstown Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM1281
- Nettletar, broch 250m SW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM1468
- Boardhouse,mound 225m SSE of,Bimbister Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1341
- Knowes of Trinnawin, mounds 830m and 560m SE of Upper Bigging Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1315
- Stones of Via, enclosure and stone setting, Loch of Clumly Prehistoric ritual and funerary: enclosure (ritual or funerary) SM1393
- Nether Benzieclett, farmstead, Skeabrae Secular: house SM1488
- North Bigging, broch 80m SSW of Mithiest Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1464
- Knowe of Smirrus,mound 350m NW of Gelderhouse Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1309
- Knowe of Onston,or Unstan,chambered cairn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM90232
- Diamond Cottage,defended promontory N of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort); Prehistoric ritual and funerary: enclosure (ritual or funerary); Secular: Viking settlement, Norse settlement SM5871
- Knowe of Makerhouse, burnt mound 100m ESE of Makerhouse Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound SM1302
- Loch of Harray,broch on W shore of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1460
- Knowes of Howana,mound 200m SW of Flanders,& remains of three others Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1299
- Howaback, mound, Hourston Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM1279
- Sandola, mound 20m SE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM1342
- Scapa Flow, wrecks of 4 cruisers of German High Seas Fleet 20th Century Military and Related: Shipwreck SM9308
- Stackrue, broch and chapel 350m W of Lyking, Wasbister Ecclesiastical: chapel; Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1472
- Knowes of Trotty,mounds S of Netherhouse,Huntscarth Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM1316
- Cumbla Newgarth, mounds, 200m NNE of Quean Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1347
- Esgar,two burnt mounds WSW of,Dounby Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound SM1262
- Loch of Clumly, broch Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1423
- Hillock of Breakna, broch 300m SE of Swanbister House Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1445
- Maes Howe, chambered cairn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM90209
- Little Barnhouse, mound, 160m NE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM10233
- Bookan, chambered cairn 300m SSE of Buckan Cottage Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM1243
- Burrian Broch,broch,Corrigall Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1428
- Skae Frue, mound 300m SW of Buckan Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM1379
- Lochview, standing stones and cairn SE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM7647
- Voy, burnt mound Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound SM1344
- Knowe of Gullow, broch, Netherbrough Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1455
- Ness, mound 140m NW of, Grimeston Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1337
- Graemsay Battery, coast battery and camp 20th Century Military and Related: Battery SM13569
- Hall of Ireland, cairns 320m NW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM1248
- Bu of Orphir, burnt mound and mill dam 250m NW of Bu Farm Industrial: farming, food production; Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound SM4725
- Burrian,broch W shore of Loch of Harray Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1430
- Lavacroon, settlement W of Bu of Orphir Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement; Secular: Viking settlement, Norse settlement SM6405
- Fan Knowe, burnt mound 210m W of Hyval Cottage Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound SM1264
- Newhouse, cairn 35m SE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM1358
- Wasbister, burial mounds and settlement 650m SE of Buckan Cottage Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM7700
- Ness Battery, coast defence battery, Stromness 20th Century Military and Related: Battery; Secular: military accommodation (prefabricated) SM8241
- Ring of Brogar, stone circle, henge and nearby remains Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone circle or ring SM90042
- Loch of Sabiston, island structures Prehistoric domestic and defensive: island structure, not definitely a crannog SM1372
- Ring of Bookan,chambered cairn 180m SW of Bookan Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM1370
