Skara Brae house

This 5,000+ year old village of about 8 dwellings housed up to 60 people for around 600 years. It was discovered in 1850 when a storm tore the turf off the top of a grass dune and uncovered some mysterious structures. The local laird carefully excavated the site and then turned it over (with all the artefacts) to the authorities. Amazing to see well-preserved houses from well before the time of the pyramids.

Orkney Islands

August 20th 2015
Geo: 58.9804, -2.95626After a 90min ferry ride from Thurso, when we had a fine buffet breakfast, we arrived at Stromness in the Orkneys. We spent the day (a little windy and slightly overcast, but still a bottler) visiting various sites around the island. In the late afternoon we drove down to the very bottom of Orkney Island, driving over the four "Churchill Barriers" built in WWI ... read more

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