BuildingSkara Brae

out of 100 points
based on 4 reviews
No. 1 out of 1 Building in Stromness

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out of 100
Overall rating includes:
90
Accessibility
100
"Must See"-Factor
80
Budget Friendliness
100
Architecture
100
Condition
100
Historical Significance

Address Skara Brae
Stromness

Telephone: +44(1856)841815

Websites

Official Homepage
Hotels nearby

Surroundings

Stromness Marina
(6 miles)
Orkney Folk Festival
(6.1 miles)
North Link Ferries
(6.1 miles)
Stones of Stenness Circle and Henge
(6.2 miles)

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90%

perfection!

For this author, Skara Brae is "possibly Orkney's most exciting archaeological site". The fact that this "astonishing prehistoric" village was buried for 5000 years under a sand dune means that "a moment of time" was frozen and preserved for "posterity". A sandstorm "buried" it around 2450 BC, and another storm "exposed" it in 1824 which explains the good state of preservation of the village. This represents a "marvellous" opportunity to "spy" on the ordinary life of people of all those years ago. Individual dwellings are "tiny" but contain an array of "primitive Stone Age furniture" as w [more]

Igougo.com

80%

perfection!

This reviewer was impressed with the "amazingly intact" state of Skara Brae, exposed 150 years ago by strong winds but dating back to Neolithic times. She first saw some of the artifacts and "a short video" at the visitor centre before seeing the houses. She really liked being able to "climb down in" the houses for a closer look, a "great thing" in common with other Orkney sites where visitors are able to come into contact with monuments "directly", without "barriers" or "glass". She felt that the site was "amazingly developed", including the inside of the houses. To help visitors gain a "deep [more]