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This 5,000-year-old Neolithic village in Scotland is one of the best preserved in the world—and it’s nicknamed the ‘Scottish Pompeii’

Discovered by chance in 1850, Skara Brae is the best-preserved Neolithic village in Europe. Located on the coast of Orkney, Scotland, this 5,000-year-old site is a fascinating reminder of a long ...
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A stranger came out of the gloom on a Scottish island. She knew she should be with him

The sun was starting to set over Skara Brae, a prehistoric stone village on the Orkney Islands, an archipelago off the most northerly tip of Scotland. A lone figure stood alone among the 3,000 ...

Fury on beautiful UK island as tourists outnumber locals 20 to 1 – 'it p****s us off'

A major concern is the high number of cruise ships. Orkney actually tops the UK’s charts for cruise ship visits, often being ...
Archaeology

Rare Skara Brae Figurine Rediscovered in Scotland

STROMNESS, SCOTLAND—According to a report in The Orcadian, a figurine unearthed on the largest of the Orkney Islands in the 1860s has been rediscovered in a box at Stromness Museum. Dubbed the “Skara ...
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Some in Scotland's Orkney Islands want to return to Norway after 550 years

FILE - Visitors look at the 5,000 year-old remains of Skara Brae village in the Scottish Orkney Islands, July 19, 2005, which was revealed by a huge storm in 1850. Sick of being ignored by far-away ...

Skara Brae discovery proves Scots have always loved the demon drink

WHAT Scotland has given to the world, eh? Arguably, the first indoor cludgie for starters. That was at Skara Brae, a wee housing scheme older ...