Underwater survey work in the Loch of Stenness by
Dr Richard Bates of the
School of Geography and Geosciences’
Department of Earth Sciences and a team of scientists from the Universities of Aberdeen, Bangor, Dundee and Wales has revealed what could possibly be a massive prehistoric monument. The project is investigating the drowned landscapes that resulted from prehistoric sea level change in Orkney. A number of large, anomalous features have been mapped on the seafloor, which are difficult to explain by natural processes. They await further study using divers when the weather improves, likely in the spring. [
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