Skara Brae Essays

Skara Brae is located in the Bay of Skaill on the west coast of the largest island in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland (1). The Neolithic village was discovered in the winter of 1850 and radiocarbon dating suggests that construction at the site began approximately 5,000 years ago (2), and meaning the village was an active community between 3200 BC-2200 BC. (3) They worked together to make grooved ware pottery. (1) When the site was finally discovered in 1850, they found a total of 8 prehistoric

community with a creative way of living. It’s called Skara Brae. It’s considered a Neolithic Village. It’s located on the bay of Skaill on the west coast of Mainland, Orkney. It’s older than the Stonehenge and Great Pyramids, and has been named “Scottish Pompeii” because of its excellent preservation. What’s so special about it? Well, it’s mainly underground. It was considered a very comfortable way of living during B.C. (Before Christ) times. Skara Brae is located on the largest Orkney Island, Mainland

classed as a heritage site back in 1999 by the UNESCO. The heritage site itself consists or more than one monument; the Maes Howe; a large chambered tomb, the Stones of Stenness and the Ring of Brodgar; which are two ceremonial stone circles, and the Skara Brae which is a settlement. The heritage site provided a cultural landscape which gives insight to what it was like to in northern Scotland roughly 5000 years ago.