Skara Brae

Summary

Skara Brae is an archaeological site^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.58% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,945 views/month, #19 of 3,303).^[2]

Key Facts

• Skara Brae is located in Orkney Islands^[3].
• Skara Brae is located in Sandwick^[4].
• Skara Brae is in the country of United Kingdom^[5].
• Skara Brae's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[6].
• Skara Brae's instance of is recorded as Neolithic settlement^[7].
• Skara Brae is part of Heart of Neolithic Orkney^[8].
• Skara Brae's Commons category is recorded as Skara Brae^[9].
• 3180 BC marks the founding of Skara Brae^[10].
• Skara Brae was dissolved in 2500 BC^[11].
• Skara Brae's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 59.0487138, 'lon': -3.3417499}^[12].
• Skara Brae's described by source is recorded as Atlas of Vanishing Places^[13].
• Skara Brae's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site^[14].
• Skara Brae's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument^[15].
• Skara Brae's different from is recorded as Skara Brae^[16].
• Skara Brae covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+0.5'}^[17].
• Skara Brae covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+1620'}^[18].
• Skara Brae dates from the Neolithic^[19].
• Skara Brae's associated electoral district is recorded as Orkney and Shetland^[20].
• Skara Brae's historic county is recorded as Orkney Islands^[21].

Body

Geography

Skara Brae is in the country of United Kingdom^[5]. Located in include Orkney Islands^[3], an archipelago^[22], in United Kingdom^[23] and Sandwick^[4], a civil parish^[24], in United Kingdom^[25]. It is part of Heart of Neolithic Orkney^[8].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+0.5'}^[17] and {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+1620'}^[18].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include archaeological site^[6] and Neolithic settlement^[7]. Heritage statuses include part of UNESCO World Heritage Site^[14] and scheduled monument^[15].

History and Context

3180 BC marks the founding of Skara Brae^[10].

Why It Matters

Skara Brae ranks in the top 0.58% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,945 views/month, #19 of 3,303).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]