Tag: neolithic period

5,000-year-old cairn Maeshowe opens to visitors

MAESHOWE, one of Orkney’s most renowned prehistoric sites has reopened to the public. Access to the 5,000-year-old chambered cairn has been restricted due to the...

Walker tells of finding 4,000-year-old remains of child on island beach

A WALKER has told how she went for a walk on the beach - and discovered the tragic remains of a child who died...

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