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LIKE all good yarns our tale begins on a dark and stormy night. It was in the winter of 1850 that high seas and ferocious winds battered the shores of Orkney, washing away part of the sand dunes that ...

Neolithic settlement in Orkney under threat once again, climate study shows It is fascinating to ponder what brought a group of ancient settlers to the windswept islands of Orkney. One thing is ...

The neolithic village ruins of Skara Brae are the best of their kind in northern Europe. Photo: iStock / Not-For-Syndication By a picturesque beach, on one of the most windswept coasts of Scotland, ...

Work to strengthen the foundations of the sea wall near the famous Neolithic village of Skara Brae in Orkney is about to begin. Waves have affected a section of concrete on which the protective ...