Inhabited more than 5,000 years ago, the Neolithic town of Skara Brae flourished on Mainland, the largest island in the Orkney archipelago. Strong storms in 1850 led to its discovery, revealing ...

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Experts have successfully removed all traces of graffiti which had been daubed onto the ancient Skara Brae settlement on Orkney. The vandalism, including the words "Scouse Celts", was found at the ...

Skara Brae stands out as a remarkable and well-preserved Neolithic village located on the Orkney Islands of Scotland. Built around 5,000 years ago, it showcases beautifully constructed stone houses.

But despite Skara Brae’s immaculate preservation, researchers still don’t know why it was abandoned. Before its discovery, Skara Brae was nothing more than a sandy, grassy mound in the Orkney ...

One such place is Skara Brae in Orkney – a 5000-year-old neolithic settlement that was uncovered during a terrible storm in 1850. The location is said to be one of the "best-preserved" sites ...

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It wasn’t man, but rather an apocalyptic storm in 1850 that exposed the Orkneys’ most significant Neolithic site, Skara Brae, also known as the Scottish Pompeii. The name is a corruption of an ...

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