but Skara Brae seems to have been a very close community with little room for non-conformists. Every house has the same layout for roughly a family-sized living space (around 40 square metres).

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 built-in furniture made completely from stone.

Pupils from Stenness Community School in Orkney visited Skara Brae to learn about its history ... Well, think of what people display today in their homes - things important to them, things ...