Stacked Stones Cuween Hill, Orkney

From the car park below Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn could be seen at the top of the hill what looked like standing stones.

Cuween Hill, Orkney, Standing Stones

After visiting the cairn we ascended the hill to the stones and discovered they were modern and made by stacking small slabs on one another:-

Modern Standing Stones, Cuween Hill, Orkney

Cuween Hill, Orkney, Stacked Stones

Stones on Cuween Hill, Orkney,

Stacked Stones, Cuween Hill, Orkney

Cuween Hill, Orkney, Stacked Stones

Close up on stacked stones. Bay of Firth in background:-
Close up Stacked Stones, Cuween Hill, Orkney

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