Odin Stone from Shapinsay
The Odin Stone by Shapinsay (also Odin's Stone) is a menhir ( English standing stone ). It is located in Veantrow Bay in Quholm, on the Orkney island of Shapinsay in Scotland .
Although the Odin Stone is listed as the "Standing Stone", many believe that the stone never stood. It had an irregular shape and is 1.95 m long, 1.35 m wide in the middle and about 52 cm thick and is broken into three parts. According to the tradition of the Ordnance Survey Name Book, it was used as a sacrificial altar dedicated to Odin. In 1796 it served as a marching stone.
The level boulder , which is just below the high water mark on the beach, below the Croft of Odin, served as a march stone in 1796, which delimits the right bank. The name "Marchstone" is derived from the meaning of the March as a border, which was customary in the 16th century.
See also
Web links
- Description Engl. and picture
- Entry on Odin Stone by Shapinsay in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland's database
Coordinates: 59 ° 3 '21.6 " N , 2 ° 51' 46.7" W.