Although I chose the Bishop's Palace
in Kirkwall for today's feature picture. our
main adventure of the day was to visit ruins of an ancient 5,000
year old fishing village known as Skara Brae. This village was
discovered after a violent storm in 1850 which left it partially exposed.
After excavation, ten well-preserved houses were discovered.
Each house was built with flat
stones found in abundance along
the beaches. The houses had stone beds and closets. What
I found most interesting is how the villagers threw
out garbage which over time accumulated into
piles known as midden. Since the midden
provided heat and were piled high everywhere they were made into
walls for a second set of homes. |