The world heritage status of Orkney's archaeological treasures is threatened by climate change, a report has warned. Rising seas and higher rainfall mean the Heart of Neolithic Orkney site is ...

The Heart of Neolithic Orkney is made up of the tomb of Maeshowe, the Stones of Stenness, the Barnhouse Stone, the Watch Stone, the Ring of Brodgar and Skara Brae.

See the "extraordinary" Scottish village uncovered by a storm in 1850 that's older than the Great Pyramids of Giza in Egypt.

Nestled between two lakes on the remote Orkney archipelago in Scotland, the site known as the Ness of Brodgar contains a succession of Neolithic stone buildings spanning 1,000 years—and was ...

International scientists are meeting in Orkney to develop a system for assessing the risks to world heritage sites posed by climate change. The Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CVI) would allow ...

Though Orkney was inhabited by Picts from the sixth century BC, during most of its formative history – from 875 until 1468 – it was a prized trading hub of the Norwegian realm, giving it a ...

With this in mind, head back down the B9055 through the rich and fertile lands that Orkney's Neolithic people farmed. Probably drawn over the treacherous Pentland Firth from the Scottish mainland ...

Increased storminess also threatens damaging Orkney’s historical sites, HES says. Arguably the most famous site of Orkney is Skara Brae. This Neolithic settlement, occupied from roughly 3100 ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The novelist LP Hartley once described the past as a foreign country. Walking among the standing stones of Orkney ...

Discovered by chance in 1850, Skara Brae is the best-preserved Neolithic village in Europe. Located on the coast of Orkney, Scotland, this 5,000-year-old site is a fascinating reminder of a long ...

The Stone Age equivalent of a cathedral has been unearthed in Orkney, the largest structure of its kind found in Britain. It dates to the Neolithic period (7000-1700BC) and was found not far ...

The Stones of Stenness are being scanned to produce 3D images of the site Laser scanners are being deployed in Orkney to record details of some of the island's key historical landmarks. A team ...