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Archaeological Site

The Ring of Brodgar, Orkney

The Ring of Brodgar, Orkney

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Archaeological Site

Scotland is littered with Archaeological Sites of all kinds. Please click on the area below you are visiting and take a look at some of the sites you can visit.

Activity Callanish Standing Stones

Callanish Standing Stones

Outer Hebrides
Activity Skara Brae

Skara Brae

The neolithic settlement of Skara Brae is one of the best preserved groups of prehistoric houses in Western Europe

Orkney
Activity Jarlshof Prehistoric And Norse Settlement

Jarlshof Prehistoric And Norse Settlement

Jarlshof is an archaeological site located in the south of the Mainland, the Shetland archipelago's main island in Scotland. It is the most important archaeological site in Shetland. It contains remains dating from 2500 BC to the 17th century AD.

Shetland
Activity Ring of Brogdar Stone Circle and Henge

Ring of Brogdar Stone Circle and Henge

The Ring Of Brodgar Stone Circle And Henge, which is part of The Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site, is a spectacular stone circle.

Orkney
Activity Broch of Mousa

Broch of Mousa

Mousa is 13m high and is the most impressive and surviving iron tower or branch in Scotland.

Shetland
Activity Clickimin Broch

Clickimin Broch

The Clickimin Broch is a broch near the town of Lerwick in the Shetland Islands of Scotland. The broch was initially built on an island in the Clickimin loch before the loch silted up and was partially drained. Historic Scotland manages the site.

Shetland
Activity Machrie Moor Stone Circles

Machrie Moor Stone Circles

These six stone circles, suspected to be related to ancient religious practices, are situated near the settle of Machrie on the Isle of Arran, Scotland. 

Arran