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Mor Stein is a standing stone located on the island of Shapinsay in Orkney, Scotland. The monument dates to the prehistoric period, though its precise chronology remains uncertain. The stone stands as a substantial upright slab and represents the type of monumental marker erected during the Neolithic or Bronze Age, periods when standing stones held considerable ritual or territorial significance for island communities. Such stones are characteristic of the wider megalithic tradition evident throughout Orkney and the broader Scottish islands.
Mor Stein or Standing Stone of Shapinsay is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1323. View the official record →
Mor Stein is a standing stone located on the island of Shapinsay in Orkney, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1323.
Mor Stein or Standing Stone of Shapinsay is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM1323.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle Bloody,chambered cairn (1.3 km), Hillock of Howe,broch (1.5 km), Linton, chapel & graveyard 140m ENE of, Shapinsay (1.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Mor Stein or Standing Stone of Shapinsay's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Mor Stein or Standing Stone of Shapinsay stands on Middle Old Red Sandstone (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.