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Skara Brae

A coastal Neolithic settlement in Orkney, with remarkably preserved stone houses visited along established routes beside the visitor centre.

Skara Brae
Photo by Andy Farrington Source: Wikimedia Commons Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0
The place

What makes it special

  • Preserved homes and stone furnishings.
  • The Sandwick coast and archaeological landscape.
  • Visitor centre interpretation of the settlement.
Stone remains of Neolithic houses at coastal Skara Brae
Photo by Dr. John F. Burka Source: Wikimedia Commons Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0
Skara Brae
Photo by Peter Church Source: Wikimedia Commons Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0
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Skara Brae

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Stones of the Ring of Brodgar beside Orkney's loch landscape

Neolithic Orkney from Maeshowe to Skara Brae

A two-day visit that connects tomb, ceremonial circles and settlement without reducing western Mainland to a sequence of stops.

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Profile updated: 13/09/2026