Skara Brae

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Skara Brae [ˈskærə]

(Social Science / Archaeology) (Placename) a neolithic village in NE Scotland, in the Orkney Islands: one of Europe's most perfectly preserved Stone Age villages, buried by a sand dune until uncovered by a storm in 1850

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No references found			Her models include Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh, Roslyn Chapel, Girnigoe Castle in Caithness and Skara Brae in the Orkney Islands. GAYLE'S ARTWORK TAKES THE BISCUIT by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland) The Neolithic village in Skara Brae, 31km north-west of Kirkwall, is also well worth a visit. Best Places to Visit in Scotland by paul scottyn / Travel, recreation and leisure community CAPTION(S): GRAFFITI: Vandals' scrawls on the 5,000-year-old stone dwellings; HERITAGE: Skara Brae site IT'S SKARA BRAINLESS by The Mirror (London, England)			SK-Ampicillin sk. SK8 ska Skaddle Skaddon skag Skagen Skagens Odde Skagerak Skagerrak Skagit Skagway Skain Skainsmate Skaith skald Skaldic Skall Skanda Skaneateles Lake skank skanky skanky-ho Skar Skara Brae skarn Skart skat skate skate over skate round or over skate sailing skate ski Skate sucker Skate's egg skateboard skateboard park skateboarder skateboarding skatepark skater skates skating skating rink skating turn Skatol skatole Skaw Skayles skean			Skaneateles Central Schools Skaneateles Lake Skaneateles Lake Watershed Agricultural Program Skaneateles Short Line Railroad Skaneateles Youth Soccer Organization Skånes Herpetologiska Förening Skanes Väl skank Skank (guitar) skanked skankier skankiest skanking skanks skanky skanky-ho Skanör (etymology) Skanör (etymology) SKAP SKAP55 SKAPP SKAR SKAR Skara Skara Brae Skara Brae - Heart of Neolithic Orkney Skara Brae - Heart of Neolithic Orkney Skarainis, Oleg Skarn Skarn Skarresø Festival Service Group Skart Skarzysko-Kamienna SKAS SKAS SKASaC Skase skat skat skat Skat (disambiguation) Skat singing Skatboarding Skatboarding skate skate skate skate Skate (fish) Skate (fish) Skate and Destroy skate around skate around skate around Skate board

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