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Yetnessteen

Standing Stone / Menhir

<b>Yetnessteen</b>Posted by tuesdayImage © nix stewart
Also known as:
  • Yatenes Stone
  • Faraclett
  • Yetnasteen

Nearest Town:Kirkwall (22km SSE)
OS Ref (GB):   HY44713271 / Sheets: 5, 6
Latitude:59° 10' 39.87" N
Longitude:   2° 58' 2.89" W

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<b>Yetnessteen</b>Posted by tuesday <b>Yetnessteen</b>Posted by tuesday

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Has the same habit as the Wheebin Stone of taking a drink from a loch in the wee hours of New Year's Day.
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wideford Posted by wideford
10th July 2006ce

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RCAHMS NMRS record no. HY43SW 1 at HY44713271. This sandstone block was quarried from the nearby bank and inclines to the north. It is as tall as the Long Stone but well over twice the width and thickness, being 7½ by 5½ feet by 2 foot.
Till someone posts :- http://www.orkneyjar.com/history/monoliths/yetna.htm
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wideford Posted by wideford
10th July 2006ce
Edited 10th July 2006ce
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