| P number: | P000523 |
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| Old photograph number: | C03233 |
| Caption: | Skara Brae is a small prehistoric village of six to eight houses, which were built, modified and rebuilt over a period of c. 600 years, between c. 3100 and 2500 BC, at the Bay of Skaill, on mainland Orkney. |
| Description: | Skara Brae is a small prehistoric village of six to eight houses, which were built, modified and rebuilt over a period of c. 600 years, between c. 3100 and 2500 BC, at the Bay of Skaill, on mainland Orkney. A view of the interior of one of the houses, showing the dresser, constructed of local flagstone which was readily available and easily workable; a stone seat in front of the dresser, and the edge of the hearth in the centre foreground. |
| Date taken: | Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 BST 1930 |
| Photographer: | Strachan, W.E.J. |
| Copyright statement: | Crown |
| Acknowledgment: | This image was digitized with grant-in-aid from SCRAN the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network |
| X longitude/easting: | 318500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 1023500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 182.43 KB; 1000 x 735 pixels; 85 x 62 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 194 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Best of BGS Images/ Images from the archives |
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