Lying just off the north coast of Scotland, this remote archipelago is steeped in prehistoric history. Built around 5,000 years ago, Orkney is dotted with ancient monuments that symbolise its history as a settlement. Its Neolithic monuments include Maeshowe, a large chambered tomb, two stone circles the Ring of Brodgar and the Standing Stones of Stenness and various excavated burial and ceremonial sites. Standing Stones of Stenness is the most recognisable monument, built around 1,000 years before Stonehenge, it is one of the earliest stone circles in Britain.
