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Skaill Church

Standing Stones

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CARL Jul 16, 2012

Visited 6.6.12

The standing stones are in the field next to the church car park.

Access is easy but the rain was coming down so I didn’t hang around long.

The stones are covered in lichen and on a nice day there would be good views to be had – today was not a nice day!

Skaill Church

Standing Stones

wideford Oct 20, 2004

HY23431979 Flatface-aligned stone pair below the cleared area in front of churchyard. Not aligned to the (comparatively modern) church but probably on the same NE/SW alignment as the majority of the fields in Sandwick. 3m apart – the stone at left 1.3x0.5x0.1m in a 1.1x0.5m stone setting, the RH stone 1.2x0.5m.

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Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.44km E

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2
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Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.78km ENE

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Broch • 16.99km SSE

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2
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Broch • 17.04km E

19

2
Knowe of Rowiegar

Chambered Cairn • 17.09km ENE

4

1

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Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.18km ENE

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2
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2
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Broch • 17.43km ENE

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Broch of Midhowe

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4

1
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Chambered Cairn • 17.53km ENE

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1
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Cairn(s) • 17.69km NE

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Souterrain • 17.8km E

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5

4
Graystane

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.14km ESE

4

4
Quendal

Cairn(s) • 18.21km NE

1
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Chambered Cairn • 18.23km ENE

12

6

2
Knowe of Burrian

Broch • 18.27km ENE

5

1
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Round Barrow(s) • 18.37km ESE

12

6
Gyre

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.4km ESE

2

2
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Dyke • 18.46km ESE

4

1

4
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Chambered Cairn • 18.58km ENE

3

1
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Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.6km ENE

8

1

3
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Chambered Cairn • 18.86km ENE

28

5
Hillock of Breakna

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.86km ESE

10

4
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Dyke • 18.91km E

8

2
Wideford Hill

Chambered Cairn • 19.05km E

42

8

1
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Broch • 19.09km ENE

13

2
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Cave / Rock Shelter • 19.34km SSE

6

1
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Chambered Tomb • 19.39km SSE

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18

4
Patrick Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 19.41km SSE

3

1
Knowe of Hunclett

Broch • 19.44km ENE

6

1
Quanterness

Chambered Tomb • 19.49km E

5

4
Blackhammer

Cairn(s) • 19.55km ENE

23

3

1
Toy Ness

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11

1