But despite Skara Brae’s immaculate preservation, researchers still don’t know why it was abandoned. Before its discovery, ...

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 ...

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Unlike the neighbouring Skara Brae site, the Ness of Brodgar can't ... mean it must be carefully covered with sheets and polythene tunnels each winter. Those keen to visit after the excavation ...

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 ...