Region : Shetland Island : Mainland Town or village : Tingwall Grid Reference : HU 412 420 Period : 2nd millennium BC Tingwall (Murder Stone) STANDING STONE

This 2m high standing stone stands on a golf course, immediately to the east of the Scalloway-Tingwall road, between the lochs of Asta and Tingwall (Shetland). It has a rectangular cross-section. It is also locally known as Murder Stone. Noel Fojut in his A Guide to Prehistoric and Viking Shetland writes: "There is a tale, probably recently invented, which relates a Norse tradition of a pardon for murderers who could run from the Law Ting Holm to the Murder Stone unscathed, against the efforts of the victim's family and friends".

Other single standing stones ------------------ Auquhollie Barnhouse Stone Beacharra Borvemore Busta Caiystane Camus nan Geall Clach an Trushal Clach Mhic Leòid Clach Mhic Mhios Comet Stone Kintraw Skellister (Auld Wife) Stone of Setter Strontoiller Tingwall (Murder Stone) Watch Stone Other sites in Shetland ---------------------- Beorgs of Housetter (Giant's Grave) Busta Clickimin Hamnavoe (Giant's Stones) Jarlshof Loch of Houlland Mousa Ness of Burgi Punds Water Scord of Brouster Skellister (Auld Wife) Stanydale Tingwall (Murder Stone)