Watch Stone (Orkney)
No. 15 of 341 in Hoy and West Mainland, No. 12 for history. History, 1.0 km from Stenness.
An archaeological site at Stenness: a standing stone known as the Watch Stone.Written by Claude from the facts on this page (describe-v1, 2026-11-01).
Facts
- Website
- megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=273OpenStreetMap, checked 2026-11-01
- Best months
- Any time of yearoffyougo rules
Why it ranks here
Score 0.73 for any trip, from the same formula as every place.- Interests: History and heritage
- visit: 100% (weight 0.15)
- Detail in OpenStreetMap: 17% (weight 0.15)
- Has a website: 100% (weight 0.1)
- Heritage listing: no (weight 0.15)
- Wikipedia and Wikimedia pages: 40% (weight 0.25)
