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Ring of Brodgar

Circle henge

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Carved into the broken standing stone third clockwise from the north-west causeway entrance are some Norse 'twig' runes. Interesting reuse of the site or just 'I was ere' tourist graffiti? They haven't been satisfactorily translated, so who knows.

Canmore gives a photo of which stone to look out for:
http://www.rcahms.gov.uk/pls/portal/newcanmore.p_coll_details?p_arcnumlink=345588
Rhiannon Posted by Rhiannon
1st July 2005ce
Edited 1st July 2005ce

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