It is Europe's most complete Neolithic village and consists of eight houses that were lived in from about 3180 BCE–2500 BCE, which makes it older than Stonehenge. Skara Brae is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and has been called the "Scottish Pompeii" because of its excellent preservation. I've been eager to see Skara Brae ever since I heard Scottish historian Neil Oliver wax lyrical about it on the BBC documentary A History of Ancient Britain.
Although Skara Brae was one of the first places I went to on my holiday on Orkney this week, I've been a bit slow getting the photos off my camera and blogging about it - that's partly because it is hard to put into words how amazing the place really is. In fact, I think I'll simply recommend looking at my photos and then reading up about it yourself by clicking on the links at the bottom of this post - or, better still, coming to Orkney to see it yourself.
Links and previous posts
http://www.orkneyjar.com/history/skarabrae/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skara_Brae
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2014/06/scotland-holiday-stones-on-beach-by.html
A History of Ancient Britain - Series 1 [DVD]
https://www.ahume.co.uk/blog/index.php/countryside-etiquette-the-essential-guide/#skara
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Surely there is an occult connection to the stone balls of Skara Brae? Perhaps a divination device?
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