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Stone of Setter Standing Stone / Menhir Image © Billy Fear Nearest Town: Kirkwall (29km S) OS Ref (GB):     HY565372 / Sheet: 5 Latitude: 59° 13' 9.96" N Longitude:     2° 45' 43.52" W Added by greywether Images (2) Fieldnotes (1) Miscellaneous (1) Links (1) 0 discussions Start a topic Show  |  Hide Web searches for Stone of Setter Flash Earth Flickr Google Google Images MAGIC The Megalithic Portal Bing Stone Pages Streetmap.co.uk Wikipedia

- Sites within 20 km - - Braeside (0.36km WNW) (3 posts) Huntersquoy (0.58km WNW) (2 posts) Vinquoy (1.03km WNW) (3 posts) Calf of Eday NW (1.83km NE) (5 posts) Calf of Eday SE (1.9km NE) (4 posts) Calf of Eday Long (1.91km NE) (3 posts) Eday Church (2.84km S) (2 posts) Eday Manse (4.82km S) (6 posts) Elsness Cairn Cemetery (10.66km ENE) (1 post) Edmondshowe Chambered tomb (11.06km ENE) (2 posts) Quoyness (11.17km ENE) (9 posts) Yetnessteen (12.57km WSW) (5 posts) Knap of Girndish (14.17km ENE) (0 posts) Broch of Wasso (14.36km ENE) (1 post) Tres Ness (14.55km ENE) (3 posts) Fitty Hill (15.03km W) (1 post) Cubbie Roo’s Burden (15.53km WSW) (1 post) Holm of Papa Westray (15.6km NW) (10 posts) Holm of Papa Westray Centre (15.6km NW) (0 posts) Holm of Papa Westray North (16.25km NW) (0 posts) Hillock of Burroughston (16.47km S) (11 posts) Knap of Howar (16.7km WNW) (11 posts) Taversoe Tuick (16.84km WSW) (23 posts) The Pierowall Westray Stone (17.28km WNW) (5 posts) Loch of Wasbister (17.35km WSW) (7 posts) Blackhammer (17.83km WSW) (26 posts) Knowe of Hunclett (18.01km WSW) (5 posts) Links of Noltland (18.27km WNW) (12 posts) Knowe of Yarso (18.44km WSW) (16 posts) Knowe of Ramsay (18.69km WSW) (4 posts) Long Stone (18.73km WSW) (6 posts) Knowe of Burrian (19.05km WSW) (1 post) Knowe of Lairo (19.05km WSW) (18 posts) Westness (19.81km WSW) (1 post) Quendal (19.91km WSW) (1 post) - Facilities within 20 km - - Balfour Castle (Hotel: 17.4 km S) Shapinsay Heritage Centre (Museum: 17.4 km S)

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4.5m high standing stone at start of Eday Heritage Walk. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by greywether 2nd December 2003ce

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There is a ruined cairn to the NW at HY564372 and much of the Fold of Setter ( HY53NE 14 ), a large circular enclosure , can be faintly made out on a NE slope 300m to the North at HY564375 . Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by wideford 2nd March 2004ce

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Orkneyjar Monoliths - The Stone o' Setter Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Orkneyjar 13th January 2004ce