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title: Standing Stones of Stenness (Illustration)
author: Bob Jones
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9795/standing-stones-of-stenness-illustration/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2024-09-30
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# Standing Stones of Stenness (Illustration)

_Authored by Bob Jones_

## Image File

[![Standing Stones of Stenness (Illustration)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9795.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9795.jpg)

## Image Caption

The so-called Standing Stones of Stenness is a [Neolithic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Neolithic/) monument on the island of Orkney, [Britain](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Britain/). The four standing stones (each about 300 mm thick and measuring up to 5 m tall) were once part of a massive henge monument which included perhaps 12 standing stones in total. 
 
Radiocarbon dating has shown that there was ritual activity on the site by at least 3100 BCE.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Jones, B. (2019, January 07). Standing Stones of Stenness (Illustration). *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9795/standing-stones-of-stenness-illustration/>
### Chicago
Jones, Bob. "Standing Stones of Stenness (Illustration)." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 07, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9795/standing-stones-of-stenness-illustration/>.
### MLA
Jones, Bob. "Standing Stones of Stenness (Illustration)." *World History Encyclopedia*, 07 Jan 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9795/standing-stones-of-stenness-illustration/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stones_of_Stenness_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1340289.jpg) by [**Bob Jones**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stones_of_Stenness_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1340289.jpg). Submitted by [Jeffrey King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/koenig20054u/ "User Page: Jeffrey King"), published on 07 January 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.