in 1850 a violent storm ravaged the Bay of Skaill in the Orkney Isles to the north-east of mainland Scotland, revealing the Neolithic village of Skara Brae buried beneath the sand dunes.

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Some ancient roundhouses have been found in the ground at Skara Brae, Orkney. They are about 5000 years old but you can still see some of the furniture and where they kept a fire burning.

The well-built homes at Skara Brae ... of Arran in western Scotland, and high-quality flints from across the archipelago and beyond. These artifacts suggest that Orkney was on an established ...

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) and Orkney Islands Council ... The individual sites that form part of the Heart of Neolithic Orkney (Skara Brae, Ring of Brodgar Stone Circle and Henge ...

From Skara Brae to the Ring of Brodgar ... You might not know it, but Scotland is home to some of the whitest beaches around – especially in Orkney. If you’re looking to set eyes on some ...

On the suggestion that civilisation is tied to domestic drainage, may I recommend that Trevor Prew take a trip to Orkney in Scotland, to visit the village of Skara Brae, where there is an example ...

THE Ring of Brodgar is being desecrated by tourists defecating near the ancient monument. It comes as the famous Scottish ...

in 1850 a violent storm ravaged the Bay of Skaill in the Orkney Isles to the north-east of mainland Scotland, revealing the Neolithic village of Skara Brae buried beneath the sand dunes.