Barnhouse Settlement
A Neolithic village site next to the Standing Stones of Stenness, with reconstructed house foundations that may have been home to the builders of the stone circle.
Barnhouse Settlement dates to roughly the same period as the Standing Stones of Stenness. It was excavated in the 1980s, and more than a dozen stone house foundations have been reconstructed on site. Their layout resembles Skara Brae, and one large building may have been used for gatherings or rituals. It is about a 5-minute walk from the Standing Stones of Stenness car park. Entry is free, and it is worth a stop to learn more about the human activity around the stone circle.
Opening hours
Open all day; free admission
Nearby sights
- Standing Stones of Stenness
- Maeshowe
- Ring of Brodgar
- Unstan Chambered Cairn
- Pier Arts Centre
- Stromness
- Stromness Museum
- Skaill House