Skara Brae was inhabited before the Egyptian Pyramids were built and had flourished for centuries before construction began ...

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, Europe's Most Complete Neolithic Village. The History & Excavation. Orkney, Scotland. 9 apps you should delete from your phone immediately ...

SCOTLAND is home to hundreds of fascinating archaeological sites that allow us to delve back thousands of years into the past. One such place is Skara Brae in Orkney – a 5000-year-old neolithic ...

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 in Europe ...

Skara Brae is part of a Unesco World Heritage Site known as the Heart of Neolithic Orkney (Image: Tripadvisor) It currently remains unknown why life at the village ended in around 2500 BCE.

Skara Brae is part of a Unesco World Heritage Site known as the Heart of Neolithic Orkney (Image: Tripadvisor) It currently remains unknown why life at the village ended in around 2500 BCE.

Photo: Getty Images. When Skara Brae was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999, the organization called the village a “center of innovation and experimentation.” It was no hyperbole.

The ruins of Skara Brae are the “the best-preserved Neolithic settlement in Western Europe” but were left undiscovered until a storm in 1850 saw the site re-emerge.