Stone of Setter

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The Stone of Setter is a prominent Neolithic standing stone and archaeological monument located on the Orkney island of Eday in Scotland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Neolithic archaeological site
megalithic monument
prehistoric monument in Scotland
standing stone
accessibleToPublic yes
country Scotland
culturalPeriod Neolithic
era prehistory
foundInCountry United Kingdom NERFINISHED
geographicFeature standing stone in open landscape
hasArchaeologicalSignificance prehistoric ritual landscape
hasType single monolith
heritageDesignation scheduled monument
heritageDesignationCountry Scotland NERFINISHED
isPartOf Neolithic Orkney monuments NERFINISHED
locatedIn Eday NERFINISHED
Northern Isles NERFINISHED
Orkney NERFINISHED
Orkney Islands
United Kingdom
locatedInBodyOfWaterRegion North Atlantic (Orkney archipelago) NERFINISHED
locatedOn island of Eday NERFINISHED
managedBy Historic Environment Scotland
material stone
partOf archaeological heritage of Orkney
region Scottish Highlands and Islands NERFINISHED
touristAttraction yes
usedFor ceremonial purposes (hypothesized)
ritual purposes (hypothesized)
territorial marker (hypothesized)

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Eday hasArchaeologicalSite Stone of Setter