Ceremonial Circles and Standing Stones
The remains of just two late Neolithic or early Bronze Age stone circles, the Stones of Stenness and Ring of Brodgar, are to be found on the Orkney Isles. However, these are two of the finest and most stunningly sited circles in the British Isles. In addition to these, there are a number of isolated standing stones, some of which were probably linked in use with the circles (eg The Watch Stone). Others are more enigmatic...(eg The Langsteen, Rousay).
Although few stones remain of this henge monument, their sheer size is overwhelming and gives an indication of how impressive this circle would have been when complete.
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Twenty seven of an original 60 impressive monoliths remain of a perfect circle 103.7m in diameter. It is dramatically sited between the Lochs of Stenness and Harray and is surrounded by a ditch which was once 3m deep but there is no trace of a bank.
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Probably an outlying stone associated with the Stones of Stenness, the Watch Stone, at 5.6m in height, towers over the road by the causeway between the Lochs of Stenness and Harray.
The Langsteen is an attractive and impressive isolated standing stone situated immediately adjacent to the road on Rousay.