In 1999 Skara Brae (along with other Orkney sites Maes Howe and the Ring of Brodgar) were designated as a World Heritage site.

In 1999 Skara Brae (along with other Orkney sites Maes Howe and the Ring of Brodgar) were designated as a World Heritage site.

Pupils from Stenness Community School in Orkney visited Skara Brae to learn about its history. Watch below to find out what they discovered. This is a view of Skara Brae looking out to sea over ...

Cast far to Britain's north, the discovery dates back a staggering 5,000 years and offers vital clues about the island's ancient people.

This rich past came alive in the Smithsonian Channel's documentary Aerial Britain: Scotland, which highlighted Orkney's ancient marvels. Among them is Skara Brae, a remarkably preserved settlement ...

Before its discovery, Skara Brae was nothing more than a sandy, grassy mound in the Orkney Islands off the coast of Scotland.

The place is Orkney. Seventy islands (20 inhabited ... In other words, not a bad place for photography. Skara Brae. Stone Age folk were living in this village long before Stonehenge was built.

With bus tours to the Ring of Brodgar and Skara Brae readily available from the cruise port, the pull of Orkney for tourists—and the cruise companies—is understandable. But for locals ...