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c. 3300 BCE - 2600 BCENeolithic site of Barnhouse Settlement occupied.
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c. 3100 BCENeolithic village of Skara Brae inhabited.
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3100 BCENeolithic Village of Skara Brae inhabited, stone walls built.
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c. 3000 BCE - c. 2800 BCEThe Neolithic chambered cairn known as Maeshowe constructed and in use.
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2600 BCEBarnhouse Settlement abandoned and partially destroyed by inhabitants.
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c. 2500 BCEVillage of Skara Brae is abandoned for unknown reasons.
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1850 CEBuried Neolithic Age village of Skara Brae uncovered by storm.
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1913 CESkara Brae site is plundered by unknown parties.
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1924 CESkara Brae is placed under guardianship of H.M. Commissioners of Works.
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1924 CEA storm damages the exposed village of Skara Brae and destroys one house.
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1927 CEProfessional excavation and preservation efforts begin at Skara Brae under V. G. Childe and J.W. Paterson.
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1999 CESkara Brae declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
