Orkney Islands

These photos are from Shara Brae on Orkney Island. The site was occupied from roughly 3180 BC to 2500 BC and is Europe's oldest and most complete Neolithic village.

By a miracle it was ever discovered during the winter of 1850. A severe storm hit Scotland, causing widespread damage and over 200 deaths. In the Bay of Skaill, the storm stripped earth from a large irregular knoll. When the storm cleared, local villagers found the outline of a village consisting of several small houses without roofs. After much excavation this stone-built Neolithic settlement was unearthed.

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