Stone o Quoybune Info | Orkney Islands Coast

The Stone o’ Quoybune is solitary standing stone of prehistoric origin in Birsay in Orkney.

The stone stands at nearly 4m high and is one of the Orcadian standing stones associated with the folklore of the ‘petrified giant’. The myth says that each New Year, the Stone o’ Quoybune goes down to the nearby Boardhouse Loch and takes a drink. If you were to see the stone taking this annual trek, then supposedly you would not live to see another new year.

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Stone o Quoybune 7 Day Weather Forecast

Today

Expect a temp in the range 5.5℃ to 7.1℃ with wind speed 2.3 m/sec (NNE)

Sunday, Apr 21
rain

Expect a temp in the range 5.2℃ to 6.1℃ with wind speed 7 m/sec (SSE)

Monday, Apr 22
cloudy

Expect a temp in the range 8.6℃ to 8.7℃ with wind speed 7.2 m/sec (WNW)

Tuesday, Apr 23

Expect a temp in the range 5℃ to 5.6℃ with wind speed 7.9 m/sec (N)

Wednesday, Apr 24
cloudy

Expect a temp in the range 4.4℃ to 7.2℃ with wind speed 6.1 m/sec (NW)

Thursday, Apr 25

Expect a temp in the range 4.2℃ to 4.8℃ with wind speed 7.4 m/sec (NNE)

Friday, Apr 26
cloudy

Expect a temp in the range 2.9℃ to 4.7℃ with wind speed 2.7 m/sec (ENE)

Our Mainland weather forecast is from Yr, delivered by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and NRK

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