Skara Brae on Orkney - a village frozen in time
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- čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
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We explore the best preserved neolithic Stone Age settlement in Northern Europe and discover how the people of the Orkney Isles lived over 5,000 years ago.
We also explore the fascinating recreation of one of the houses from the village.
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Music: Sonora - Quincas Moreira
Filmed on iPhone 13 Pro
I see this is from 1 yr ago, I was there last June. I live in Australia but I’m originally from the U.K. My sister lives in Scotland and organised our trip to Orkney. We also had beautiful weather like that in your video. Such a magical place and amazing history in this ancient village ❤️
Hi Wendy, Thanks so much for watching! It was actually two years ago that we visited - and we were so lucky with the weather! I agree, it's a magical place, and so well preserved, you can imagine the ancestors living their daily lives inside those buildings ❤️
You can explore this beautiful country with great videos and enjoy interesting places like this.👍5
Dodgerland left overs...pre ice ace or between ice ages receding and advancing until water covered the North Sea and Baltic regions.
From what I've read, Doggerland's submerging pre-dates the occupation of Skara Brae by 4,000 years, but the inhabitants of the village may well have migrated to this area as the seas rose. I hadn't really considered that. Interesting...
Amazing, I'd bet they were warm in the summer and held the heat better than those houses built above ground
Yes, I'd imagine they were very well sheltered. Thanks so much for watching.
Very cool 🌊🏄♂️🪷
Thanks so much for watching!
Beautiful. I’ve seen this in the documentary “Standing with stones”.
Could the shortage of firewood have anything to do with the abandonment?
Can’t imagine that they kept themselves warm burning only seal/animal fat. Like hunting Inuit.
I think there is a lot of debate as to why they left. The woodland was replaced by peat bogs, and this would have provided an alternative fuel source.
Other theories such as a gradual transition to a culture of more dispersed living and the continued coastal erosion have also been put forward.
It's a fascinating puzzle!
One of the highlights of my trip to Scotland last September.
It is just amazing to see, isn't it? Thank you so much for watching!
Gosh, that town is something else!
It is extremely well preserved, isn't it? Thanks so much for watching 😀
It was built with small slate stones rather than the typical large monolithic stone we would normally see and used to finding. I guess it was due to the abundance of the stone being available in the area and maybe due to the limited number of people in the small dwellings?
That's a really interesting point. There are obviously monolithic sites very close to Skara Brae used for ceremonial purposes, but I assume using smaller flat stones for the houses was more practical for the construction. Thanks so much for watching!
The video is very nice, bro😊
Thanks so much, I really appreciate it!
Nice sharing ! thanks for sharing~~! my friend!! take care and have a great day.💗💗💗
Great video!
Thank you so much, I really appreciate it!
thanks for sharing, looks really interesting!
Thanks so much for watching!
I didn't realise it was open to the public.
Yes, and well worth a visit, although it does get very busy at peak times in the summer
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Not to be out of place, but I didn't see a mention of Ultima in here. I would love to visit, been interested for four decades. Beautiful.
Hi Paul, I'm not an RPG player, so wasn't aware of that connection! 😬 I hope you get a chance to visit one day, it is a stunning, magical place. Thanks so much for watching!
You had a lovely day - I visited during an equinoxal storm in September 1991 - at least there was nobody about and the bay was white all over - a wonderful place. Then Orcadians didn't consider themselves Scots, and the SNP has probably increased that preference.
We were incredibly lucky with the weather, however I would have loved to have visited with fewer people around! I don't think the islanders' identity has changed much, speaking to a few we met. Thanks for watching
What a 🤡, go there when Scotland are playing football or rugby and you'll see the Saltire all over the place.
What is SNP?
@@Madronaxyz Scottish National Party !
Wish your videos were longer
Thank you so much, I really appreciate it! I'm often limited by the amount of filming I can do, but I have a few coming up that will definitely be longer, so stay tuned 😊
What an echo to the past.
It is an amazing site. Thanks so much for watching!
Or maybe somebody captured enhabitants
I guess that's always a possibility!
Beach hobbits!
😂
Interesting, in spite the irrelevant and annoying music.
I'm glad you found it interesting. Thanks so much for watching
@@relicsruins i liked the music.