Cobbie Row was a giant in Orkney folklore who tried to build stone bridges to link the islands, but always failed. These two piles of stone were supposedly dropped while he was trying to build a bridge from Stronsay to Shapinsay. The stones lie on the ayre between the Stronsay Firth and Straenia Water.
Uploaded to Geograph by Claire Pegrum on 22 May 2014
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