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1998 The boundaries of the property in the Brodgar Rural Conservation Area Buffer Zone 1998 The boundary of the property at Skara Brae and the buffer zone around it The Nomination files produced by ...
Stand at “the Ness” today and several iconic Stone Age structures are within easy view, forming the core of a World Heritage site called the Heart of Neolithic Orkney. On a heather-clad knoll ...
With a population of 22,000, Orkney may seem small, but there is a lot to entertain the 200,000 annual cruise visitors keen ...
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) and Orkney Islands Council (OIC) have opened the public consultation for feedback on the draft management plan for the Heart of Neolithic Orkney. The management ...
Nestled between two lakes on the remote Orkney archipelago in Scotland, the site known as the Ness of Brodgar contains a succession of Neolithic stone buildings spanning 1,000 years—and was ...
The site is part of the “Heart of Neolithic Orkney,” a UNESCO-listed site that includes the Ring of Brodgar and the Standing Stones of Stenness. Orkney's wilderness, with its windswept cliffs ...
The islands of Orkney might look remote on the map ... The archipelago's North Sea location placed it at the very heart of a seafaring Neolithic civilisation that stretched from Scandinavia ...
Ness of Brodgar is near the Ring of Brodgar stone circle and forms part of the Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site.
The impression of the cloth was discovered on a fragment of pottery found at Ness of Brodgar, which is part of the Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site. Organic material from prehistory ...
It is being tested at the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney" which includes the Ring of Brodgar and Skara Brae. The findings will be presented to the Unesco world heritage committee. The survey work in ...