Treasured Places
Event ID 567401
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Treasured Places
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/567401
The Neolithic settlement at Skara Brae consists of drystone structures linked by paved passageways. Most are built within a mound of midden material that has been packed up against the outer walls, resulting in a semi-subterranean arrangement. Each house is furnished in a similar fashion using stone slabs with repeated elements including central hearths, box-beds and shelved 'dressers'. An exception is House 8, a freestanding building, which may have been used as a workshop.
Remains of at least ten structures have been recorded, but these were not contemporary. The village may have been in use for around five hundred years, the well preserved houses that are currently visible representing the latest phase of rebuilding and occupation.
Information from RCAHMS (SC) 22 June 2007
Ritchie, A 1995
Ritchie, A and Ritchie, G 1998
