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title: Skara Brae, Orkney
author: Yellow Book
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/932/skara-brae-orkney/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2024-09-30
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# Skara Brae, Orkney
_Authored by Yellow Book_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/932.jpg)
## Image Caption
[Skara Brae](https://www.worldhistory.org/Skara_Brae/) is a [Neolithic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Neolithic/) site situated in the Orkney Islands of [Scotland](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Scotland/). The village of stone buildings was inhabited from c. 3100 to 2500 BCE.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Book, Y. (2012, October 18). Skara Brae, Orkney. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Book, Yellow. "Skara Brae, Orkney." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 18, 2012. .
### MLA
Book, Yellow. "Skara Brae, Orkney." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Oct 2012, .
## License & Copyright
[](http://www.flickr.com/photos/yellowbookltd/2580276959/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](http://www.flickr.com/photos/yellowbookltd/2580276959/) by [**Yellow Book**](http://www.flickr.com/photos/yellowbookltd/2580276959/). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 18 October 2012. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.