Papil Stone is a pictish stone in Shetland Islands, Scotland.
What follows is drawn from published sources, with each claim labelled by how firmly it is established.
Plan your visit
- Location
- 60.0664°N · 1.3371°W
- Access
- Open access
- Terrain
- Easy going
Nearby places
Fortified place · Medieval
Scalloway Castle
Shetland Islands
It is the imposing tower-house of Patrick Stewart, 2nd Earl of Orkney, whose harsh rule over Shetland ended on the scaffold, and it served as the m…
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