Dwarfie Stane

Dwarfie Stane
The tomb in 2005
LocationScotland, United Kingdom
Coordinates58°53′04″N 3°18′51″W / 58.88445°N 3.31430°W / 58.88445; -3.31430
TypeTomb
Length8.6 metres
Width4 metres
Height2.5 metres
History
MaterialOld Red Sandstone
Foundedc.3000 BC

The Dwarfie Stane is a megalithic chambered tomb carved out of a titanic block of Devonian Old Red Sandstone located in a steep-sided glaciated valley between the settlements of Quoys and Rackwick on Hoy, an island in Orkney, Scotland. The stone is a glacial erratic located in desolate peatland. The site is managed by Historic Environment Scotland.