Skara Brae is a stone-built
Neolithic settlement, located on the
Bay of Skaill on the west coast of
Mainland, the largest island in the
Orkney archipelago. It consists of eight clustered houses, and was occupied from roughly
3180 BCE–
2500 BCE. Europe's most complete Neolithic village, Skara Brae gained
UNESCO
World Heritage Site status as one of four sites making up "The
Heart of Neolithic Orkney".
Photo credit:
craig w macgregor
Skara Brae is a stone-built
Neolithic settlement, located on the
Bay of Skaill on the west coast of
Mainland, the largest island in the
Orkney archipelago. It consists of eight clustered houses, and was occupied from roughly
3180 BCE–
2500 BCE. Europe's most complete Neolithic village, Skara Brae gained
UNESCO
World Heritage Site status as one of four sites making up "The
Heart of Neolithic Orkney".
Photo credit:
craig w macgregor