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Ring of Brodgar

Circle henge
Ring of Brodgar (Circle henge) by A R Cane This illustration from 1820 was in Skail House near Skara Brae and though it's titled 'Stones of Stennis, Orkney', it's clearly Brodgar. Possibly there was no distinction between the two sites or maybe the title is just very literal.
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The Orkney Saga
A R Cane Image Credit: A R Cane
Posted by A R Cane
11th November 2016ce
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Comments (3)
I'm sure you're right though isn't it the case that there certainly were more stones at Stenness than the few left standing today with some serious vandalism having occurred in the 19th century? ironstone Posted by ironstone
12th November 2016ce
Yes, I think I read somewhere that there were originally 16 standing stones at Stenness (bit of a mouthful!), followed by the usual vandalism of later centuries, but there appear to be 19 in this illustration. A R Cane Posted by A R Cane
17th November 2016ce
Historic Scotland website says Stenness was originally a circle of 12 stones, but the 1820 illustration is clearly the Ring of Brodgar with Salt Knowe closeby. Posted by tomatoman
19th November 2016ce
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