Loch of Stenness
lake or loch · Orkney Islands
Old NorseSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
The name 'Stenness' is Old Norse, meaning 'stone ness' or 'stone peninsula', referring to a rocky headland.
Word origins
- Stenness
- Old Norsestone ness(from steinn "stone", nes "ness, headland")