Islands of Orkney, Scotland. Silhouetted view of the megaliths that form the Standing Stones of Stenness.


Islands of Orkney, Scotland. Silhouetted view of the megaliths that form the Standing Stones of Stenness, with the hearth in the foreground and Loch Stenness in the background. Dating from approximately 3100BC, the remains of the circle are believed to be one of the oldest stone circles in the UK. Of a circle containing, possibly, twelve stones there are now only four stones remaining.


Size: 5760px × 3840px
Location: UK, Scotland, Orkney Islands, Stenness
Photo credit: © UK Rural Images Scotland / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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