The map on the cover of the research agenda has the Ring of Brodgar legend but shows the present Standing Stones of Stenness as the Ring of Stenness. The slightly later 1st edition of the O.S. only has the latter as Lesser Standing Stones. More importantly it is the present Ring of Brodgar that has the legend Standing Stones of Stenness ! Unless the whole area originally had this designation it would seem we do not know what Orcadians called these circles, so must be careful in attaching folklore and earlier reports to either one or the other when this latter is the referred name.
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18th April 2005ce
09:17 |
A designation is not a name (wideford, Apr 18, 2005, 09:17)
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