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Wheebin standing stone is a prehistoric monument located in Orkney, Scotland. The stone forms part of the archaeological landscape of the islands, which contains numerous standing stones and megalithic structures dating from the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods. As with many standing stones in Orkney, its exact original function remains uncertain, though such monuments typically served ritual, ceremonial, or territorial purposes within their communities. The site is recorded in the Historic Environment Scotland database and remains an important element of Orkney's archaeological heritage.
Wheebin standing stone is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1414. View the official record →
Wheebin standing stone is a prehistoric monument located in Orkney, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1414.
Wheebin standing stone 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 SM1414.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cumbla Newgarth, mounds, 200m NNE of Quean (7.3 km), Vetquoy, mounds N of Lochside (7.8 km), Skara Brae, settlement, mounds and other remains (7.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Wheebin standing stone'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.
Wheebin standing stone stands on Middle Old Red Sandstone (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.