2007

HY2318 : Skara Brae

taken 18 years ago, near to Aith, Mainland, Orkney Islands, Scotland

This is 1 of 38 images, with title Skara Brae in this square
Skara Brae
Skara Brae
The best preserved neolithic village in Europe. Perhaps some 5,000 years old, it lay covered by sand dunes till a storm revealed the site. Beyond is the Bay of Skaill.

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Category: Archaeology > Archaeology
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Preserved Neolithic Village [11] · Revealing a 5,000 [8] Title Clusters: · Skara Brae [38] ·
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HY2318, 270 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Colin Smith   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 18 June, 2007   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 8 July, 2007
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! HY 231 187 [100m precision]
WGS84: 59:2.9115N 3:20.4973W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! HY 231 187
View Direction
North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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Image classification(about): Geograph (Second Visitor for HY2318) · First in 5 Years (TPoint) (about)
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