Staney Hill
Standing Stone (Prehistoric)
Site Name Staney Hill
Classification Standing Stone (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 2000
Site Number HY31NW 10
NGR HY 3195 1567
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Birsay And Harray
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
HY31NW 10 3195 1567.
(HY 3194 1567) Standing Stone (NR)
OS 6" map, Orkney, 2nd ed., (1903).
This monolith is 8 ft high, 3 ft 9 ins broad and 13 ins thick at the base, narrowing gradually in the upper half towards a pointed top. Its base is packed with stone.
RCAHMS 1946.
As described by the Commission.
Revised at 1:2500.
Visited by OS (RL) 30 May 1966.
'The Orcadian' in 1903 that the stone was thought to be traditionally erected during the procession of St Magnus cortege.
M Howe 2006
Orkney Smr Note
The standing stone on Stoney Hill is a well-defined landmark
about 10ft in height and points edgewise to the SW.
Information from Orkney SMR [n.d.]
