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Stenness| Prehistoric site on Mainland, in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, 17 km/11 mi northwest of Kirkwall. Its ancient monuments include the Ring of Brodgar, the largest stone circle in Scotland, which comprises 27 stones and has a diameter of 104 m/3,431 ft, and the Stenness Standing Stones, comprising 12 slabs, the tallest of which stands at 1.8 m/6 ft. |
| Maes Howe, a chambered tomb with dry-stone walling, and associated with the Boyne megalithic culture of Ireland, lies 4 km/2.5 mi to the east. |
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