Scottish Highlands - Prehistoric Sites

The Borve Standing Stone is a solitary standing stone looking rather lost in the midst of thick machair about 50 yards from the coastal road opposite the signposted road to Borve village. Haphazard excavations here have turned up evidence of human remains, possibly a Viking burial.
A888, Borve, Barra, Highlands and Islands, Scotland

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In 1993 a heavy storm uncovered an Iron Age village beneath the dunes at Bostadh, on the northern tip of Great Bernera, Isle of Lewis. Though the village itself was carefully excavated and then recovered to preserve it, a replica hut was built to show how the original huts would have looked.
Bosta, Great Bernera Bostadh, Isle of Lewis, Highlands and Islands, Scotland, HS2 9LZ

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Heritage Highlight: Replica 1500 year-old thatched hut.
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One of the finest brochs in Scotland, Gurness stands on the shore looking across to Rousay. The very extensive remains include striking earth ramparts and the remains of several Iron Age buildings.
Aikerness, Mainland, Orkney, Highlands and Islands, Scotland

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Birsay is a tidal island joined to the mainland by a causeway. On the island are extensive remains of both Pictish and Norse settlements, including a 12th-century Norse cathedral. A small museum displays artefacts found during excavations. The location is superb, and the remains of buildings quite impressive.
Brough Head, Mainland, Orkney, Highlands and Islands, Scotland

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Photos of Brough of Birsay
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The remains of a 10th-century chapel stand in a spectacular headland setting on the eastern tip of Deerness, Orkney. Some debate exists whether the site is that of a Norse settlement, early Christian monastery, or Iron Age promontory fort. The Brough has been a traditional site of pilgrimage for centuries.
Deerness, Mull Head, Orkney, Highlands and Islands, Scotland

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A Neolithic burial cairn just west of Loch Watenan, composed of two chambers, accessed via a horned entrance forecourt. The exposed inner passage makes for easy access to the cairn interior, and you can easily see how the passage was built, and how large upright stones were used to create three small compartments.
Ulbster, Highlands and Islands, Scotland

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Heritage Highlight: Drystone corbelling of the inner chamber
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Callanish Stone Circle is a fascinating complex of stone circles and avenues dating to the late Stone Age and early Bronze Age, over 4000 years ago. Inside the main circle is a central burial chamber from the Neolithic period. Callanish is one of the most important archaeological sites in Britain.
Callanais, Isle of Lewis and Harris, Lewis, Highlands and Islands, Scotland, HS2 9DY

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The beautifully preserved remains of an Iron Age broch stand in a superb position overlooking the sea, with views of nearby Dunrobin Castle. The broch still stands to the level of the first floor, and in the field below you can easily discern the outline of a settlement.
A9, Golspie, Highlands and Islands, Scotland

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This Iron Age broch is set on a flat ledge of rock by the shore, at the south end of Clachtoll Bay, with a possible outer defensive wall 300 feet away. Though we don't know precisely when Clachtoll Broch was built, the most likely date is sometime between 100 BC and 100 AD.
B869, Clachtoll, Highlands and Islands, Scotland, IV27 4JD

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Clava Cairns is an exceptional Bronze Age burial complex, one of the most archaeologically important prehistoric sites in Scotland. Clava is a group of prehistoric burial cairns dating to around 2000 BCE, comprising ring cairns, a kerb cairn, passage graves, and standing stones. Nearby is a ruined chapel of much later date.
Newlands, Highlands and Islands, Scotland

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Heritage Highlight: One of the best preserved prehistoric sites in Scotland.
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