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Standing stones & circles in Orkney.

551 249/2/4/14

Description Standing stones & circles in Orkney.

Date 1851 to 1868

Collection Records of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland

Catalogue Number 551 249/2/4/14

Category All Other

Scope and Content Plans and sections of standing stone circles at the Ring of Brodgarand the Stones of Stenness, together with the Watch Stone and the Comet Stone.

Accession Number 1975/12

External Reference SAS 23, 170

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/1333369

Collection Hierarchy - Batch Level

Collection Level (551 249) Records of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland

> Group Level (551 249/257) Sir Henry Edward Leigh Dryden.

>> Sub-Group Level (551 249/2/4) Plans of Orkney monuments.

>>> Batch Level (551 249/2/4/14) Standing stones & circles in Orkney.

Preview Category Catalogue Number Title Date Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 150619 Plan of Ring of Brodgar with notes and measurements, planned by H Dryden and G Petrie in 1851, copied by W Galloway in 1868. Titled: ''Circle at Stennis, Orkney'. 1868 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 150620 Elevation and plan in three registers of the stones in Ring of Brodgar with measurements and annotations. Planned by H Dryden and G Petrie in 1851 and copied by W Galloway in 1868. Titled: 'Panorama of the Circle. Stennis. Orkney'. 1868 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 150432 Standing stones in Brodgar/Stenness area 1868 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 150434 Sections through Ring of Brodgar ditch. 1868 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 150446 Plan & elevation of Stones of Stenness. 1868 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 150621 Plans of Ring of Brodgar with notes and measurements; sections through ditch taken at 7 points around circle. Drawn by H Dryden and G Petrie in 1851. Titled: 'The large circle, Stennis'. 1851 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 150624 List in SAS 170 'Orkney and Shetland Circles, broughs &c. Plans by H Dryden', titled 'Circles, Broughs &ca in Orkney' Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 150625 List in SAS 170 'Orkney and Shetland Circles, broughs &c. Plans by H Dryden', titled 'Circles, Broughs &ca in Shetland' Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 150626 List in SAS 170 'Orkney and Shetland Circles, broughs &c. Plans by H Dryden', titled 'Given to Edin Mus Nov 1879, Plans', p1. Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 150627 List in SAS 170 'Orkney and Shetland Circles, broughs &c. Plans by H Dryden', titled 'Given to Edin Mus Nov 1879, Plans continued, measurements', p2. Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 150628 List in SAS 170 'Orkney and Shetland Circles, broughs &c. Plans by H Dryden', titled 'Given to Edin Mus Nov 1879, Sketches, Notes', p3. Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 150629 Document in SAS 170 'Orkney and Shetland Circles, broughs &c. Plans by H Dryden', titled 'To facilitate the disposal of Plans xx now sent; List of Portfolios sent previously by me to Museum'. Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 168128 General view of circle from S, with barrow labelled 'hollow of tumulus' in foreground, copied by Dryden 1868 from watercolour by him 1851. 'Stenness large circle' ie Ring of Brodgar 1868 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 168129 Sketch of circle from SE, with the Watch Stone and the Ring of Brodgar in the distance. Copied by Dryden 1868 from watercolour by him1851. 'Stenness small circle' ie Stones of Stenness 1868 Item Level
Print Room ORD 87/2 Plans and sections of a) the Comet Stone; b) Brodgar Farm standing stones, c) the Watch Stone. Plan by H Dryden and G Petrie in 1857, and copied by W Galloway in 1868. 1868 Item Level
Prints and Drawings ORD 89/11 Elevation and plan in three registers of the stones in Ring of Brodgar with measurements and annotations. Planned by H Dryden and G Petrie in 1851 and copied by W Galloway in 1868. Titled: 'Panorama of the Circle. Stennis. Orkney'. 1868 Item Level
Prints and Drawings ORD 89/12 Sections through the ditch of henge monument, Ring of Brodgar, taken at 7 points around circle. 1868 Item Level
Prints and Drawings ORD 89/13 Plans & sections of Ring of Brodgar with notes and measurements. 1851 Item Level
Prints and Drawings ORD 89/9 General view of circle from S, with barrow labelled 'hollow of tumulus' in foreground, copied by Dryden 1868 from watercolour by him 1851. 'Stenness large circle' ie Ring of Brodgar 1868 Item Level
Prints and Drawings ORD 90/4 Sketch of circle from SE, with the Watch Stone and the Ring of Brodgar in the distance. Copied by Dryden 1868 from watercolour by him 1851. 'Stenness small circle' ie Stones of Stenness 1868 Item Level
Prints and Drawings ORD 89/10 Plan of Ring of Brodgar with notes and measurements, planned by H Dryden and G Petrie in 1851, copied by W Galloway in 1868. Titled: ''Circle at Stennis, Orkney'. 1868 Item Level
Prints and Drawings ORD 90/5 Plan of The Stones of Stenness stone circle. 1868 Item Level

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