Scotland

SKARA BRAE & SKAILL HOUSE

19m NW of Kirkwall
Orkney
KW16 3LR
t: 0131 668 8831
e: hs.explorer@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
w: www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/places

Step back 5,000 years to explorer one of Europe’s best preserved prehistoric settlements. The village was first uncovered during a storm in 1858. Ever since, Skara Brae has been a place of discovery for archaeologists, students, artists and enthusiasts. Skaill House, Orkneys finest mansion was built in the 1620s and the home of the man who discovered Skara Brae.