Description
Skara Brae is a stone-built Neolithic settlement, located on the Bay of Skaill on the west coast of the largest island in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland. Consisting of ten clustered houses, made of flagstones, in earthen dams that provided support for the walls; the houses included stone hearths, beds, and cupboards.[ The site was occupied from roughly 3180 BC to about 2500 BC and is Europe's most complete Neolithic village. Skara Brae has UNESCO World Heritage Site status.