Orkney – Standing Stones

In the second of my posts about Orkney I am looking at just some of the amazing standing stones to be seen there.  There are many of these on the islands and I only saw a few of them in the time I had.  All the images below come from The Ring of Brodgar and The Stones of Stenness – both close to each other on the Orkney mainland.

I love standing stones and always seek them out whenever I can.  These though were some of the best I have ever seen: and still freely accessible.  No matter what they were for or how they were constructed I just marvel at their standing for 5000 years and imagine all of those who have seen and touched them before me.

The Ring of Brodgar, Orkney

The Ring of Brodgar, Orkney

The Stones of Stenness, Orkney

The Stones of Stenness, Orkney

The Ring of Brodgar, Orkney

The Stones of Stenness, Orkney

The Ring of Brodgar, Orkney

The Ring of Brodgar, Orkney

The Ring of Brodgar, Orkney