Dynamic cardsSkara Brae is a more than 5000 year old settlement from the Neolithic Age and is located approx. 23km west of Kirkwall on the Orkney IslandMainland. The settlement has belonged to the since 1999 UNESCO world cultural heritage. Skara Brae was covered in sand for thousands of years and is therefore also known as the "Pompeii of Scotland".
background
Skara Brae first appeared between 3360 and 3160 BC. settled afterwards it was uninhabited for about 200 years 2900 BC. it was repopulated for about 300 - 400 years. A storm in 1850 exposed the first two houses, the complex consists of a total of ten houses, initially the landowner William Watt of Skaill himself began with the excavation, but stopped this in 1868. Excavations were not carried out again until 1913, in 1924 the site passed to the state, in 1927 and 1972 to 1973 further excavations took place. Skara Brae is part of "The Heart of Neolithic Orkney".
getting there
By plane
- The closest airport is 1 Kirkwall Airport (Kirkwall Airport, IATA: KOI), Kirkwall Airport, (KOI), Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1TH. Tel.: 44 (0) 1856 872 421.
Kirkwall is from Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Glasgow served.
By train
In the street
Skara Brae is on the B9056, from Stromness drive to the visitor center via the A965 and A967, from Kirkwall via the A965 and the B9055 Constant Stones of Stenness and Ring of Brodgar over. From Kirkwall the company offers Stagecoachbus Bus to the visitor center.
By boat
Of Scrabster runs several times a day North Link Ferries to Stormness and from Aberdeen there is a ferry connection to Kirkwall.
activities
- 1 Skara Brae, Sandwick, Orkney, KW16 3LR.There is a small free car park at the visitor center and there is also a small cafe and shop. A hiking trail leads from the visitor center to the actual historical site, here there is also a replica of a house, a circular path runs in front of the houses, these cannot be entered in order to protect the site. The entrance fee also includes a visit to the neighboring Skaill House.Open: April 1st - September 30th, daily, 9:30 am to 5:30 pm (last entry 4:45 pm); October 01 - March 31, daily, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (last entry 3:15 p.m.).
accommodation
Skara Brae itself is a typical excursion destination and has no accommodation itself, but in the neighboring Skaill House there are some self-service apartments that are rented out to holidaymakers. Otherwise stand in Kirkwall or Stromness Accommodation options are available in the various categories.
