Yetnessteen

Also known as:
Faraclett, Yatenes Stone and Yetnasteen
Nearest town:
Kirkwall (22km SSE)
OS reference:
HY44713271
OS sheets:
5, 6
Latitude:
59° 10' 39.87 N
Longitude:
2° 58' 2.89 W
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Image of Yetnessteen (Standing Stone / Menhir) by wideford

Yernasteen and Faraclett Mound seen from Scockness

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wideford
wideford Jul 9, 2017

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Yetnessteen

C
CARL Jul 10, 2012

Visited 5.6.12

This was my last site on my day on Rousay before heading back to catch the ferry.

There is plenty of room to park on the road leading to Faraclett farm and the public footpath leading around Faraclett Head is well sign posted. There is also an information board.

Follow the footpath uphill but you then need to come off the permissive path and head east.
It took me a while to find the stone as I was expecting it to be on the higher ground when in fact it is at the bottom of the hill.

This is a very large stone which wouldn’t look out of place in Avebury!
It is about 7ft tall, 5ft wide and 2ft deep. It is covered in moss and green/yellow lichen.
The stone has a large crack running through it.

It takes about 15 minutes to walk from the parking area to get to the stone but the effort is well worth it.
You pass through fields full of sheep/lambs and there are decent coastal views to be enjoyed.

It is a bit of a drive from the main sites on the south of Rousay but if you have the time I would certainly recommend a visit.

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