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Heart of Neolithic OrkneyUNESCO World Heritage SiteExcavated dwellings at Skara Brae, Europe's most complete Neolithic village.LocationOrkney, ScotlandIncludes Maes Howe Stones of Stenness Ring of Brogar Skara Brae CriteriaCultural:xc2xa0(i), (ii), (iii), (iv)Reference514bisInscription1999 (23rd session)Extensions2015Area15xc2xa0ha (37 acres)Bufferxc2xa0zone6,258xc2xa0ha (15,460 acres)Coordinates58xc2xb059xe2x80xb238.6xe2x80xb3N 3xc2xb012xe2x80xb229.0xe2x80xb3Wxefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf58.994056xc2xb0N 3.208056xc2xb0Wxefxbbxbf / 58.994056; -3.208056Coordinates: 58xc2xb059xe2x80xb238.6xe2x80xb3N 3xc2xb012xe2x80xb229.0xe2x80xb3Wxefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf58.994056xc2xb0N 3.208056xc2xb0Wxefxbbxbf / 58.994056; -3.208056Location of Heart of Neolithic Orkney in ScotlandShow map of ScotlandHeart of Neolithic Orkney (the United Kingdom)Show map of the United Kingdom | WIKI |
The four main monuments, consisting of the four substantial surviving standing stones of the elliptical Stones of Stenness and the surrounding ditch and bank of the henge, the thirty-six surviving stones of the circular Ring of Brodgar with the thirteen Neolithic and Bronze Age mounds that are found around it and the stone setting known as the Comet Stone, the large stone chambered tomb of Maeshowe, whose passage points close to midwinter sunset, and the sophisticated settlement of Skara Brae with its stone built houses connected by narrow roofed passages, together with the Barnhouse Stone and the Watch Stone, serve as a paradigm of the megalithic culture of north-western Europe that is xc2xa0unparalleled. | UNESCO |
The property is characteristic of the farming culture prevalent from before 4000 BC in northwest Europe. | UNESCO |
Criterion (ii): The Heart of Neolithic Orkney exhibits an important interchange of human values during the development of the architecture of major ceremonial complexes in the British Isles, Ireland and northwest Europe. | UNESCO |