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The architecture of Scotland in the prehistoric era includes all human building within the modern borders of Scotland, before the arrival of the Romans in Britain in the first century BCE. Stone Age settlers began to build in wood in what is now Scotland from at least 8,000 years ago.
The architecture of Scotland includes all human building within the modern borders of Scotland, from the Neolithic era to the present day. The earliest surviving houses go back around 9500 years, and the first villages 6000 years: Skara Brae on the Mainland of Orkney being the earliest preserved example in Europe.
Date (BC) Location: Details: Type: 10,800 Islay: A flint arrowhead that was found in a field near Bridgend. This may relate to the end of the Allerød, a relatively warm period that lasted from c. 12,000 to 11,000 BC. This is the only find in Scotland to date from this early part of the Mesolithic. (S) [17] [18] 11,000–9640 Scotland-wide
Architecture of Scotland in the Prehistoric era; Timeline of prehistoric Scotland; Oldest buildings in the United Kingdom; List of oldest known surviving buildings; Newgrange, one of Ireland's oldest buildings dating from c. 3100 BC; La Hougue Bie, one of Jersey's oldest buildings dating from c. 3500 BC
A Guide to Prehistoric Scotland, by Richard Feachem, 1963, Batsford; Prehistoric Scotland, by Vere Gordon Childe, 1940, G Bell and Sons; The Prehistory of Scotland, by Vere Gordon Childe, 1935, K Paul, Trench, Trubner & co; Prehistoric Scotland and Its Place in European Civilization, by Robert Munro, 1899, W Blackwood and sons
United Kingdom. England. Isle of Wight; ... Prehistoric England; Prehistoric Scotland. ... horse and elk indicate a date between 780,000 and 990,000 years old. [9]
Westminster Abbey, founded 1065, completed c. 1090. The historic buildings of the United Kingdom date from prehistoric times onwards. The earliest are Neolithic buildings and these are followed by those of ancient, medieval and modern times, all exemplifying the architecture of the United Kingdom.
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