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| Skara Brae is located on the west coast of the main island of the Orkneys only a 15 drive from the ferry terminal at Stromness. |
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| We started at the visitor center (middle right). Skara Brae is at the middle left and Skaile House is bottom right. |
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| A lot of these displays are hard to read so you might have to click to enlarge them. |
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| The inside of the roof. |
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| The walk to Skara Brae was depicted as a walk back through time with concrete markers denoting notable events in history. Pictures of a few of them follow. |
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| We took a short detour to the coast. Skara Brae is above the small bluff in the mid-distance. |
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| Layout of the village |
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| A wall has been built along the shore to protect the site from further erosion. |
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| Read the previous post about this room to hear how Captain Cook's ship's dishware came to be house here at Skaile House. |
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| Love hidden storage areas |
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| Don't forget to read the post above that tells about the Russian banner in the frame halfway up the staircase. |
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| There's a room full of historical documents and interesting history of the home and its owners. |
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