On Monday we visited what is probably one of the most important Neolithic archaeological sites that has been discovered. This “New Stone Age” village was built at the time when hunter gather humans learnt how to farm and started settling, building permanent dwellings. Orkney would have had wild Deer and wild Boar and the settlers probably brought with them cows and sheep as well as arable farming skills. The 5,000 year old remains were uncovered (literally) in 1850 when the wind blew the sand from the top of a dune, which had been known as Skara Brae.

This is a place that I have wanted to visit of a long time, so we braved the wet and windy weather. The sun did come out eventually. Here are a few pictures.