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.

7 Day Weather Forecast

Today

5.5℃–7.1℃

5.7 m/s (NW)

Sun, Nov 16

5.6℃–7.1℃

6.5 m/s (NW)

Mon, Nov 17

4.1℃–4.6℃

11.2 m/s (N)

Tue, Nov 18

1℃–1.9℃

4.2 m/s (NNW)

Wed, Nov 19

0.4℃–2.3℃

9.1 m/s (N)

Thu, Nov 20

0.9℃–2.7℃

8.1 m/s (N)

Fri, Nov 21

1.4℃–2.9℃

1.5 m/s (WNW)

Sat, Nov 22

6.3℃–7℃

8.8 m/s (W)

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

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If you want more information on the area visit our local Hoy Island Destination page or our regional Orkney Islands Destination page.

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