The Time That’s In It

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Barnhouse is the site of a small group of Neolithic dwellings close to the coast of Harray Loch, in Orkney. It is part of the Orkney World Heritage Site.
It is a lucky survival as it is an area that has not been ploughed by modern agriculture.
The evidence of habitation is physically very shallow, and for the most part, the buildings the structures represent were likely to be lightweight shelters.
The location of the settlement, on the shore of Harray Loch, and a stones throw from the Stones of Stenness suggests that this was a temporary campsite for the people who would build that henge monument.
Also, it is probable that such shallow dwellings were a feature of the shorelines of this, and other Orkney Lochs. There are many monuments in this area that would have required the Labour of large groups of people in Neolithic Orkney.

https://orkneyriddler.blogspot.com/2025/06/barnhouse.html

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“Judgment”

What power lies inside these ancient stones?

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My sister-in-law and her husband moved to #Orkney this year. I thought they were crazy (too isolated for me) but we just spent a week visiting and my God it's beautiful. All of a sudden I understand the appeal

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The magical Stones of Stenness circle and henge on Orkney's West Mainland, with the mountains of Hoy in the distance. The stones you see today are part of a ring of 12 tall stones and a surrounding ditch from between 3000BC and 2500BC. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/westmainland/stennessstones/index.html

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The magical Stones of Stenness circle and henge on Orkney's West Mainland, with the mountains of Hoy in the distance. The stones you see today are part of a ring of 12 tall stones and a surrounding ditch from between 3000BC and 2500BC. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/westmainland/stennessstones/index.html

#Scotland #Orkney #Neolithic #WestMainland #StonesOfStenness #UndiscoveredScotland