Loch Of Stenness
Rune Inscribed Stone (Norse)
Site Name Loch Of Stenness
Classification Rune Inscribed Stone (Norse)
Canmore ID 1707
Site Number HY21SE 2
NGR HY 28 11
NGR Description HY c. 28 11
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/1707
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Stenness
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
HY21SE 2 c. 28 11.
An oblong block which bears on one face two twig-runes was found near the south shore of the Loch of Stenness and is preserved in the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS, IB 218). The dimensions of the block are 12 1/2 ins long by 6 ins wide and 7 ins thick.
RCAHMS 1946.
