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Skara Brae Scottish Village

By Michael Alan Prestwood

Author and Natural Philosopher

07 Jul 2021
Published 5 years ago.
Updated 2 years ago.

Skara Brae Scottish Village

3180 BCE
3180 to 2500 BCE

Skara Brae is a stone-built Neolithic settlement, located on the Bay of Skaill on the west coast of the largest island of Scotland. It consists of ten houses made of flagstones within earthen dams that provided support for the walls; the houses included stone hearths, beds, and cupboards. A primitive sewer system, with “toilets” and drains in each house which carried waste to the ocean using water to flush waste into a drain.

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