We’re all familiar with Stonehenge and the Great Pyramids of Giza, but did you know that Skara Brae is older than both?

Skara Brae's remarkable survival through the ages is thanks to the design of the original builders who buried the stone-slab walls up to roof level in clay soil and waste material in order to provide ...

But on the Orkney Islands, there aren't many trees. Neolithic people at Skara Brae built their houses from stone. The village is made up of a group of one-roomed circular homes. The houses have ...

Life in Stone Age Orkney was far more refined than once imagined. The well-built homes at Skara Brae, Europe’s most complete Neolithic village, included stone hearths, beds, and cupboards.

But despite Skara Brae’s ... coastline threatened the village crops. However, the site was most likely abandoned for several ...

But Skara Brae is not the only notable settlement. The Broch of Gurness, another ancient site on the Mainland, dates from around 500 BC during the Iron Age. At its heart lies a stone tower ...