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Mor Stein is a vertical standing stone of approximately 3.2 metres (10 ft) in height, which is unshaped and uncarved and stands in a field somewhat separate from any other man-made features of the island. A few miles to the north is
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United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map Landranger Map, Orkney Mainland, 1:50,000 scale, 2002
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with its earth cladding intact, allowing visitors to peer down into the
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Neolithic standing stone on the island of Shapinsay, Scotland
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is situated slightly to the northeast of Mor Stein.
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neolithic
standing stone
Shapinsay
Orkney Islands
Scotland
Orkney Mainland
Linton Bay
Burroughston Broch
broch
Balfour Castle
The Ouse
Burroughston Broch on line profile
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Prehistoric Orkney
World Heritage Site
Maeshowe
Ness of Brodgar
Ring of Brodgar
Skara Brae
Stones of Stenness
Barnhouse Settlement
Blackhammer Chambered Cairn
Castle Bloody
Cuween Hill
Dwarfie Stane
Holm of Papa Westray
Knap of Howar

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