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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
Heart of Neolithic Orkney refers to a group of Neolithic monuments found on the Mainland of the Orkney Islands, Scotland.
[4][5] Skara Brae xe2x80x93 a cluster of eight houses making up Northern Europexe2x80x99s best-preserved Neolithic village.
Ness of Brodgar is an archaeological site between the Ring of Brodgar and the Stones of Stenness that has provided evidence of housing, decorated stone slabs, a massive stone wall with foundations, and a large building described as a Neolithic "cathedral".
The group of monuments that make up the Heart of Neolithic Orkney consists of a remarkably well-preserved settlement, a large chambered tomb, and two stone circles with surrounding henges, together with a number of associated burial and ceremonial sites.
The four monuments that make up the Heart of Neolithic Orkney are unquestionably among the most important Neolithic sites in Western Europe.
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.
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.
Criterion (iii): Through the combination of ceremonial, funerary and domestic sites, the Heart of Neolithic Orkney bears a unique testimony to a cultural tradition that flourished between about 3000 BC and 2000 BC.
The state of preservation of Skara Brae is unparalleled amongst Neolithic settlement sites in northern Europe.
Criterion (iv): The Heart of Neolithic Orkney is an outstanding example of an architectural ensemble and archaeological landscape that illustrate a significant stage of human history when the first large ceremonial monuments were built.
The level of authenticity in the Heart of Neolithic Orkney is high.
Policy HE1 as well as The Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site in the Local Development Plan and the associated Supplementary Guidance require that developments have no significant negative impact on either the Outstanding Universal Value or the setting of the World Heritage property.