Region : Orkney Island : Eday Town or village : Calfsound Grid Reference : HY 564 371 Period : 2nd millennium BC Stone of Setter STANDING STONE

With its height of 4.5m, it is the tallest single standing stone in Orkney. Its distinctive profile, similar to a hand, is the result of deep weathering of its upper part. The monolith faces north-south. Its thickness varies from 19cm at its base to 35cm in the middle. Nearby there are traces of other structures. The monolith is covered by at least seven species of lichens. A Heritage Walk links the standing stone with two ruined chambered cairns (Braeside and Huntersquoy) and with the fine Vinquoy tomb on the summit of Vinquoy Hill.

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 Orkney ---------------------- Barnhouse Settlement Barnhouse Stone Blackhammer Comet Stone Cuween Hill Dwarfie Stane Grain Gurness Holm of Papa Westray North Holm of Papa Westray South Isbister (Tomb of the Eagles) Knap of Howar Knowe of Lairo Knowe of Yarso Liddle Maes Howe Midhowe Broch Midhowe Chambered Cairn Rennibister Ring of Brodgar (Brogar) Skara Brae Stone of Setter Stones of Stenness Taversoe Tuick Unstan Vinquoy Watch Stone Wideford Hill