Dwarfie Stone, Isle of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon.

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Dwarfie Stone, Isle of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland, 20th century. A megalithic chambered tomb carved out of a block of Devonian Old Red Sandstone located in a steep-sided valley between Quoys and Rackwick on the island of Hoy. It may be the only example of a Neolithic rock-cut tomb in Britain.

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Size: 4728px × 3240px
Location: World,Europe,United Kingdom,Scotland,Orkney,World,Europe,United Kingdom,Scotland,Orkney,Hoy
Photo credit: © © CM Dixon/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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