Neolithic Stone Circles

Orkney's iconic stone circles photographed in dramatic and varied light conditions.



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Stone of Setter

Stone of Setter

Milky Way above Stone of Setter

Milky Way above Stone of Setter

Brodgar moonset

Brodgar moonset

Brodgar sunset

Brodgar sunset

Stenness winter sunrise

Stenness winter sunrise

Stenness megaliths

Stenness megaliths

Stenness Stones sunrise

Stenness Stones sunrise

Stenness Stones under the Milky Way

Stenness Stones under the Milky Way

Red sky at midnight

Red sky at midnight

Ring of Brodgar sunburst

Ring of Brodgar sunburst

Ring of Brodgar simmer dim

Ring of Brodgar simmer dim

Brodgar stones with simmer dim

Brodgar stones with simmer dim

Stenness moon

Stenness moon

Northern Lights over Ring of Brodgar

Northern Lights over Ring of Brodgar

Merry Dancers at Ring of Brodgar

Merry Dancers at Ring of Brodgar

Stenness winter sunset

Stenness winter sunset

Megalithic pair

Megalithic pair

Stenness aurora and startrails

Stenness aurora and startrails

Standing Stones of Stenness

Standing Stones of Stenness

Stenness silhouette

Stenness silhouette

Stones of Stenness panorama

Stones of Stenness panorama

Midsummer sunset, Ring of Brodgar

Midsummer sunset, Ring of Brodgar

Ring of Brodgar midsummer sunset

Ring of Brodgar midsummer sunset

Ring of Brodgar summer panorama

Ring of Brodgar summer panorama

Cumulus cloud over Brodgar

Cumulus cloud over Brodgar

Full moon over Ring of Brodgar

Full moon over Ring of Brodgar

Full moon

Full moon

Silhouetted stones

Silhouetted stones

Ring of Brodgar moonrise

Ring of Brodgar moonrise

Neolithic moonrise

Neolithic moonrise

Brodgar silhouette

Brodgar silhouette

Stones of Stenness nightscape

Stones of Stenness nightscape

Stones of Stenness at night

Stones of Stenness at night

Ring of Brodgar under the Northern Lights

Ring of Brodgar under the Northern Lights

Ring of Brodgar stones

Ring of Brodgar stones

Ring of Brodgar winter sunset

Ring of Brodgar winter sunset

Boxing Day sunrise

Boxing Day sunrise

Winter sunrise

Winter sunrise

Ring of Brodgar

Ring of Brodgar

Ring of Brodgar winter panorama

Ring of Brodgar winter panorama

Ring of Brodgar

Ring of Brodgar

Stones of Stenness

Stones of Stenness

Late evening sun at Stenness

Late evening sun at Stenness

Stenness Sunset

Stenness Sunset

Sunlit clouds at The Ring of Brodgar

Sunlit clouds at The Ring of Brodgar

Stones of Stenness under the stars

Stones of Stenness under the stars

Auroral glow at The Ring of Brodgar

Auroral glow at The Ring of Brodgar

Ring of Brodgar sunset

Ring of Brodgar sunset

Winter light

Winter light

Stenness Stones winter sunset

Stenness Stones winter sunset

Starburst sunset at Stenness

Starburst sunset at Stenness

Brodgar sunrise

Brodgar sunrise

Brodgar rainbow

Brodgar rainbow

Ring of Brodgar with auroral glow 2012

Ring of Brodgar with auroral glow 2012

Startrails over the Ring of Brodgar

Startrails over the Ring of Brodgar

Startrails on a moonlit night

Startrails on a moonlit night

Winter light at the Ring of Brodgar

Winter light at the Ring of Brodgar

Into the light

Into the light

Midsummer sunset at the Stenness Standing Stones

Midsummer sunset at the Stenness Standing Stones

Stenness summer sunset

Stenness summer sunset

Stenness midsummer sunset

Stenness midsummer sunset

Stenness Standing Stones under the stars

Stenness Standing Stones under the stars

Ring of Brodgar in winter

Ring of Brodgar in winter

Ring of Brodgar blanketed in deep snow

Ring of Brodgar blanketed in deep snow

Ring of Brodgar winter panoramic

Ring of Brodgar winter panoramic

Winter sunrise at the Ring of Brodgar

Winter sunrise at the Ring of Brodgar

Ring of Brodgar in black and white

Ring of Brodgar in black and white

Ring of Brodgar into the light

Ring of Brodgar into the light

Comet Stone and Ring of Brodgar

Comet Stone and Ring of Brodgar

Ring of Brodgar startrails with auroral glow 2010

Ring of Brodgar startrails with auroral glow 2010

Winter sunset at the Standing Stones of Stenness

Winter sunset at the Standing Stones of Stenness

Stones of Stenness winter panorama

Stones of Stenness winter panorama

Stones of Stenness in black and white

Stones of Stenness in black and white

The Harray Loch and Ring of Brodgar

The Harray Loch and Ring of Brodgar

Ring of Brodgar in infrared

Ring of Brodgar in infrared