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Stenness
Stenness
	The Stenness Watch Stone stands outside the circle, next to the modern bridge leading to the Ring of Brodgar.
	Stenness Location within Orkney
OS grid reference	HY305115
Civil parish	Stenness;
Council area	Orkney;
Lieutenancy area	Orkney;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	STROMNESS
Postcode district	KW16
Dialling code	01856
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Orkney and Shetland;
Scottish Parliament	Orkney;
	List of places UK Scotland 58°59′10″N 3°12′29″W / 58.986°N 3.208°W

Stenness (pronounced /ˈstɛnɪs/) (Old Norse: Steinnes; Norn: Stennes) is a village and parish on the Orkney Mainland in Scotland.^[1] It contains several notable prehistoric monuments including the Standing Stones of Stenness and the Ring of Brodgar.

Geography

Stenness parish adjoins the southern extremity of the Loch of Stenness,^[2] and also some notable standing stones. It is bounded on the west by the efflux of the loch, and a branch of Hoy Sound,^[2] and has been administratively merged with Firth.^[2]

History

In Old Norse: Steinnes^[3] or Steinsnes^[4] means headland/peninsula of the stone.

The area has been inhabited for a considerable time. Near the village are several notable prehistoric monuments including the Stones of Stenness and the Ring of Brodgar.^[5]

References

^ United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map Landranger 45, Orkney Mainland, 1:50,000 scale, 2003
^ ^a ^b ^c Wilson, Rev. John (1882). "The Gazetteer of Scotland". Edinburgh: W. & A.K. Johnstone. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
^ Pedersen, Roy (January 1992) Orkneyjar ok Katanes (map, Inverness, Nevis Print)
^ Anderson, Joseph (Ed.) (1893) Orkneyinga Saga. Translated by Jón A. Hjaltalin & Gilbert Goudie. Edinburgh. James Thin and Mercat Press (1990 reprint). ISBN 0-901824-25-9
^ Paola Arosio & Diego Meozzi. "Stones of Stenness". Stone Pages. Retrieved 25 July 2009.