Neolithic means the "new stone age" and some of Scotland's best-known sites from that time are found in Orkney. They include standing stones, Skara Brae settlement and Maeshowe chambered tomb.

They date to the later part of the Neolithic. Most henges do not contain standing stones ... green line beyond the stones. The stones are made of local sandstone, which can be split into thin slabs.

One of the greatest architectural achievement of Scotland ... Neolithic farmers probably lived at the nearby settlements of Barnhouse or Skara Brae and worshiped at the Stones of Stenness. Maes ...

the star of the show is the standing stones themselves. While out and about, you will spot a few different stones of varying sizes—all of which are believed to date back to the Neolithic era.

A new list of Scotland's "best places ... best destinations to catch a glimpse of standing stones. Topping the list are the Orkney Islands. Orkney is said to have been inhabited for more than 8,000 ...

Views are being sought on the future of one of Scotland’s ... form part of the Heart of Neolithic Orkney (Skara Brae, Ring of Brodgar Stone Circle and Henge, Maeshowe Chambered Cairn, and ...

Very few other signs of settlement from the late Neolithic Age remain to us, probably due to their timber construction, but the inhabitants of Orkney, being dependent on stone for construction ...

On the Orkney Islands, off the coast of Scotland, there are no trees. Neolithic people on the islands built their houses from stone. Image caption, Today, this Neolithic home is open to the air ...