It has been argued that the nearby Stones of Stenness is the earliest stone circle in Britain, a few hundred years older than Stonehenge. Similarly, so-called Grooved Ware, a distinctive style of ...
Highland Park launches its rarest and oldest whisky to date, a 56-year-old expression presented in a bespoke case inspired by the 5,000-year-old Standing Stones of Stenness, priced at $50,000.
Located in northwest England. Stones of Stenness: Originally 12 stones stood inside a henge, but many have been removed. The outer bank of the henge can be seen in some slides as a slightly darker ...
Inspired by the Standing Stones of Stenness—ancient monuments more than 5,000 years old—Highland Park 56’s decanter and case are meant to evoke the sense of wandering among those iconic stones.
The oldest and rarest single malt ever released by Orkney distillery Highland Park is a whiskey from an "exceptional" and ...
They were out to make a statement.” Sheep graze among the Stones of Stenness, which may have been a model for Stonehenge. In 1814 a farmer tried to remove the ancient stones so he could more ...
Also in Orkney, the large flat stones of Stenness (originally 12, now just three) would have created an intense echo, even amplifying the crackles of a fire according to sound researcher and ...
Getty Images The Orkney site became a world heritage site in 1999 The Heart of Neolithic Orkney became a World Heritage site in 1999 and consists of the Ring of Brodgar, Stones of Stenness ...
The group of Neolithic monuments on Orkney consists of a large chambered tomb (Maes Howe), two ceremonial stone circles (the Stones of Stenness and the Ring of Brodgar) and a settlement (Skara Brae), ...