Verified59.0486° N · 3.3431° W · 7 m
Skara Brae
Skerrabra
Late Neolithic·Grooved Ware / Orcadian Neolithic·🇬🇧 Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom
About
About Skara Brae
Exceptionally preserved Late Neolithic stone-built village of eight clustered houses with stone furniture, hearths and drains. Revealed 1850 after storm, often called Scotland's answer to Pompeii. Heart of Neolithic Orkney WHS.
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Sudden abandonment c.2500 BCE
- 02Standardized house plan
Theories
- 01Climate/sand encroachment
- 02Ritual abandonment
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 3180–2500 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic
- Culture
- Grooved Ware / Orcadian Neolithic
- Purpose
- Domestic settlement
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 3180–2500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1190 CE
Rediscovery
Location
Where it is
59.0486° N · 3.3431° W · 7 m
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