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The Stone of Setter is a Bronze Age standing stone located on the island of Eday in Orkney, Scotland. The monument comprises a substantial upright stone associated with an enclosure, features typical of Bronze Age ceremonial or ritual landscapes in the Orkney Islands. The standing stone itself represents the type of monumental marker erected during the second and early first millennia before the common era, a period when such stones frequently served functions related to burial, territorial demarcation, or gathering places within prehistoric communities. The enclosure that accompanies the stone suggests a deliberately organised spatial arrangement, adding to the archaeological significance of this site as evidence of Bronze Age activity and settlement patterns in Orkney.
Stone of Setter, standing stone and enclosure, Eday is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4299. View the official record →
The Stone of Setter is a Bronze Age standing stone located on the island of Eday in Orkney, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4299.
Stone of Setter, standing stone and enclosure, Eday dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a standing stone and enclosure, eday. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Stone of Setter, standing stone and enclosure, Eday 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 SM4299.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mill Hill, chambered cairn, Millbounds (1.8 km), Bay of London, mound 290m SE of Youth Hostel, Eday (2.8 km), Eday Church Hall, chambered cairn 260m WNW of (3.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Stone of Setter, standing stone and enclosure, Eday's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Stone of Setter, standing stone and enclosure, Eday stands on Middle Old Red Sandstone (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.