Stenness

Stenness

▪ historic site, Scotland, United Kingdom
      site of the Standing Stones of Stenness, a Neolithic stone circle on the island of Mainland (Pomona) in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. Only 4 of the probably 12 original stones remain; set in a rock foundation, some stand over 13 feet (4 metres) in height. The circle, about 200 feet (61 metres) across, is surrounded by a ditch cut through the rock. The larger Ring of Brodgar and the Maeshowe barrow are nearby.

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  • Stenness Standing Stones — Les pierres levées de Stenness (Stenness Standing Stones) sont situées dans la partie sud ouest de Mainland, île principale des Orcades, près de Maes Howe. De ce cercle de 12 pierres dressées là vers 3000 av. J. C., il n en reste que quatre, la… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Stones of Stenness — Stenness Standing Stones Les pierres levées de Stenness (Stenness Standing Stones) sont situées dans la partie sud ouest de Mainland, île principale des Orcades, près de Maes Howe. De ce cercle de 12 pierres dressées là vers 3000 av. J. C., il n… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Rocas de Stenness — Corazón neolítico de las Órcadas¹ Patrimonio de la Humanidad Unesco Círculo de piedras de Stenness …   Wikipedia Español

  • Standing Stones of Stenness — The surviving Standing Stones of Stenness form an impressive Neolithic monument on the mainland of Orkney, Scotland. It is sited on a promontory at the south bank of the stream that joins the southern ends of the sea loch Loch of Stenness and the …   Wikipedia

  • Loch de Stenness — La Stenness Watch Stone se tient en dehors du cercle, à côté du pont moderne conduisant au cercle de Brodgar, qui divise le lac Administration …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Pierres levées de Stenness — 58° 59′ 38″ N 3° 12′ 28″ W / 58.99398, 3.20775 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Stones of Stenness — Die Stones of Stenness sind ein neolithisches Henge Monument (class I henge), das sich auf der Insel Mainland der Orkney befindet. Seit 1906 steht es unter staatlichem Schutz. Es ist seit 1999 als Teil des The Heart of Neolithic Orkney UNESCO… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Loch of Stenness — Infobox lake lake name = Loch of Stenness image lake = caption lake = image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = location = Orkney, Scotland coords = coord|59|00|N|3|15|W|region:GB ORK type:waterbody source:GNS enwiki|display=inline,title type =… …   Wikipedia

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