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Staney Hill is a Bronze Age standing stone located approximately 400 metres north-north-east of Feolquoy in Orkney, Scotland. The monument represents the ritual and ceremonial practices of Bronze Age communities in the Northern Isles, a period during which such upright stones served important functions within the broader landscape and settlement patterns of prehistoric Orkney. The stone stands as a surviving example of the monumental tradition characteristic of the second millennium before the present, contributing to our understanding of Bronze Age settlement and land use in the archipelago.
Staney Hill,standing stone 400m NNE of Feolquoy is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1390. View the official record →
Staney Hill is a Bronze Age standing stone located approximately 400 metres north-north-east of Feolquoy in Orkney, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1390.
Staney Hill,standing stone 400m NNE of Feolquoy dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a standing stone 400m nne of feolquoy. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Staney Hill,standing stone 400m NNE of Feolquoy 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 SM1390.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Maes Howe, chambered cairn (2.9 km), Watch Stone, stone settings, Barnhouse settlement, and related remains (3.2 km), Big Howe, broch 260m WNW of Stenness Church (3.4 km).
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