The Watchstone, looking towards the Loch of Harray, under rare Orcadian winter blue skies.
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Looking out from the Dwarfie Stane. The view from Snorro the dwarf’s front door!
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Looking south from the stones with the Loch of Harray in the background.
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The Stone’o Hindatuin looking out, as most things on Orkney do, towards the hills of Hoy.
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Taken on 11th August 2012, the glorious sunshine over Stenness throws long shadows.
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Cae Coch, also known as ‘The Giant’s Shoe’ on the 26th May 2012.
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The leaning Hawthorn tree on the left is a useful landmark to help find the burial chamber.
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Slightly elevated shot taken from perched atop the wall surrounding the site!
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Bluebells surrounded the site on our visit.
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The beautifully sited, perfectly formed dolman of Maen-y-Bardd, in the rare sunshine of May 2012.
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Looking down the length of the skibssaetning from the ‘prow’ stone.
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A rare shot of Ales Stenar with no-one in it! I had to get up at 6am to find the stones empty.
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Ales Stenar had an otherworldly atmosphere as it was shrouded in a morning sea mist.
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The large capstones of the burial chambers dominate the top of the hill.
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Face in the stone, with Glastonbury Tor in the background.
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There must be a good 50’ between the two stones, a pretty epic leap for a deer!
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The back of the Golden Stone, showing the huge slab which forms the base of the rock.
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The cave and carved stone trough of the Holy Well. The photo was taken before a leaf was added to the crack where the water bubbles through to form a spout.
The face simulacrum is just visible at the base of the tree, peering out from between the roots!
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Taken on 01/08/11, just before the attack of the killer cows!
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The outlines of two circular dommarings (where legal pronouncements were made in Viking times) are just visible in outside the stones.
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Only four stones of the skibssaetning remain on top of the natural mound at Gardlosa.
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Looking along the SSE alignment between the Arragon Moar cairn and circle.
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Close up of the chunky stones at the base of the cairn, with Arragon Moar circle looming on its mound in the background.
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Looking east across the ruined cairn, with Ballafurt farm just visible in the distance.
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View looking south-west toward Ronaldsway airport and the headlans of Langness.
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The chunky stones of the cairn circle on an overcast day.
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The dolmen stands on its own in a huge open field.
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The entrance to the dolmen, two startled deer ran from the chamber where they were sheltering as we approached!
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The ‘House of the Wolves’ in its forested setting.
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Moody shot through the misty forest.
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Rear view of the main chamber.
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Looking down the passageway of paired stones towards the dolmen.
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Gorgeous views out from the top of Meayll Hill across the Irish Sea.
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