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Publication Account
Date 1996
Event ID 1016344
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Publication Account
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1016344
Weathering has so furrowed this monolith as to give it a most formidably ancient appearance, enhancing its height (4.5m) and dominating position overlooking several chambered tombs and Calf Sound to the north (see Eday excursion) . Its careful location makes clear the intention of those who set it up that it should become a focal point in the is land landscape as viewed from the north and perhaps even from the sea, whence it has certainly taken on the status of a familiar landmark.
Information from ‘Exploring Scotland’s Heritage: Orkney’, (1996).
