The best preserved Neolithic settlement in Europe: the ruins show how to set up 5,000 years ago. In 1850, a storm cleared the eight houses that had been blown away by the sand.

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May 7, 2025

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Very well preserved houses from the Stone Age, an original manor house, black cattle, the sea and lush green of a barren landscape.

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March 20, 2017

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Skara Brae is a Neolithic settlement, which lies directly on the west coast of the main island Mainland on the Orkney Islands. It is based on the period between 3,100 …

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1. Skara Brae Neolithic Village – Skaill House loop from Dounby

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Location: Harray And Sandwick, Orkney islands, Scotland, United Kingdom

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1. Skara Brae Neolithic Village – Skaill House loop from Dounby

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