An extensive exploration of the folklore, history and traditions of the Orkney Islands.

Orkneyjar - The Discovery and Excavation of Skara Brae. The remains of Orkney's finest Neolithic settlement.

Skara Brae Neolithic settlement Mainland, Orkney Nearest town: Stromness Nearest village: Dounby Map reference: HY 231188 House number 1, with the stone 'dresser' where prized objects were displayed (83Kb) (161Kb) In 1850 a great storm pounded the shore of the Bay of Skaill, on Orkney Mainland, leaving the buildings of a Neolithic settlement sticking up through the sand dunes which had covered ...