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Dwarfie-Stane

The Dwarfie Stane is a chambered tomb carved out of rock situated in a steep-sided valley between Quoys and Randwick on the island of Hoy, in Orkney.

Unlike other tombs on Orkney, the Dwarfie Stane is cut from a red sandstone block about 8m long. The remarkable thing about the Dwarfie Stane is that it was hollowed out using only stone or antler tools, and a lot of back-breaking work and patience.

Some say that it is the only Neolithic rock-cut tomb in Britain.

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Dwarfie Stane, Hoy Island, Hoy Island, Orkney Islands , United Kingdom
Place Category: See & Do

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Dwarfie Stane 7 Day Weather Forecast

Todaypartlycloudy_night
Expect a temp in the range 0.9℃ to 1.9℃ with wind speed 2.8 m/sec (NE)
Friday, Dec 01fair_night
Expect a temp in the range 1℃ to 1.9℃ with wind speed 3.2 m/sec (NE)
Saturday, Dec 02fog
Expect a temp in the range -1.1℃ to -0.9℃ with wind speed 3.1 m/sec (S)
Sunday, Dec 03partlycloudy_night
Expect a temp in the range -1.4℃ to 1.1℃ with wind speed 2 m/sec (SSE)
Monday, Dec 04fair_night
Expect a temp in the range 1.5℃ to 2.8℃ with wind speed 3.8 m/sec (E)
Tuesday, Dec 05cloudy
Expect a temp in the range 4.1℃ to 4.9℃ with wind speed 6.7 m/sec (E)
Wednesday, Dec 06partlycloudy_night
Expect a temp in the range 3℃ to 3.8℃ with wind speed 7.6 m/sec (E)

Hoy Island weather forecast from Yr, delivered by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and NRK

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