# The stone came from Orkney, where Neolithic monuments of the period are concentrated.

> Disputed: The stone came from Orkney, where Neolithic monuments of the period are concentrated.

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# The stone came from Orkney, where Neolithic monuments of the period are concentrated.

The stone came from Orkney, where Neolithic monuments of the period are concentrated.

**Disputed** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Disputed** None pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Orkney Old Red Sandstone matches the Altar Stone in mineralogy and geochemistry.

## What would rule it out

- Orkney sandstones differ systematically from the Altar Stone.

## Evidence none for · 1 against

[Orkney sandstones differ in mineralogy and chemistry from the Altar Stone.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/evidence/EVD0CRWPKZP0857/orkney-sandstones-differ-in-mineralogy-and-chemistry-from)

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AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[Where exactly did the Altar Stone come from, and how did it travel?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/questions/QST0CRWPD4Y0ARZ/where-exactly-did-the-altar-stone-come-from-and-how-did-it)

Most likelyThe stone came from the mainland Orcadian Basin, in Caithness or around the Moray Firth

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