Collection of photographs housed at RCHAMS and Historic Scotland's archives. Many date from early excavation work carried out in the 1920's. Skara Brae is an archaeological site with exceptionally well preserved remains that show the stone built furniture and internal structure of ten Neolithic houses and their narrow connecting passageways. Radio Carbon dates show that the village was occupied for around 600 years between 3200 and 2200 BC. There appear to be two main structural phases to the occupation. House 8 lies on its own, slightly to the west of the main village from which is separated by a paved area that has been called the ‘market place’. Although of similar size to the later houses, House 8 has very different internal features internal features. It may be one of the latest houses on the site. Where the beds would have been were alcoves and around a smaller hearth the excavators in the 1920s found fragments of chert and other debris from the making of tools. The monument is now managed by Historic Scotland and is a key element of the Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site.

Metadata	Information
Source	Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland
Contacts	Emily Nimmo RCAHMS
Copyright Credit Line	Historic Scotland
Europeana Rights	Free access_no re_use
Spatial	Skara Brae
Start Date	1900
End Date	2000
Period Name	Modern
Heritage Asset Type	Photograph