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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.
An almost identical building, with evidence of pottery, was excavated at Claish near Stirling. [4] On the islet of Eilean Domhnuill , in Loch Olabhat on North Uist , Unstan ware pottery suggests a date of 3200–2800 BC for what may be the earliest crannog .
This list includes the historic houses, castles, abbeys, museums and other buildings and monuments in the care of Historic Environment Scotland (HES). HES (Scottish Gaelic: Àrainneachd Eachdraidheil Alba) is a non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government, responsible for investigating, caring for and promoting Scotland’s historic environment.
It is the tallest broch still standing and amongst the best-preserved prehistoric buildings in Europe. It is thought to have been constructed c. 300 BC, and is one of more than 500 brochs built in Scotland. The site is managed by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument. [1] [2]
The only surviving megalithic structure from prehistoric Shetland. [30] Crantit cairn Kirkwall: Orkney: 2130 BC Tomb Discovered in 1998 near Kirkwall. [31] [32] Rubha an Dùnain passage grave Skye: Highland: 2000 BC or older Tomb On a now uninhabited peninsula to the south of the Cuillin hills. [33] [34] [35] Wideford Hill chambered cairn ...
A site excavated at Ness of Brodgar from 2003 near Loch of Harray has provided evidence of housing, decorated stone slabs, a massive stone wall with foundations 4 metres (13 ft) wide, and a large building 25 metres (82 ft) long and 20 metres (66 ft) wide described as a Neolithic "cathedral". (P, S) [42] [43] 3400 Shetland
Skull fragments point to rituals directed towards specific ancestors, researchers say
The preserved ruins of a wheelhouse and broch at Jarlshof, described as "one of the most remarkable archaeological sites ever excavated in the British Isles". [1]Due to building in stone on virtually treeless islands—a practice dating to at least the early Neolithic Period—Shetland is extremely rich in physical remains of the prehistoric era, and there are over 5,000 archaeological sites. [2]