Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site Landscape Project
Overview
Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site Landscape Project is recorded as Settlement (neolithic), Arrowhead (stone)(neolithic), Axe (stone)(neolithic) in Scotland Orkney Islands. Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site Landscape Project as Settlement (neolithic), Arrowhead (stone)(neolithic), Axe (stone)(neolithic).
Who lived here and when
The saved account records: Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site Landscape Project as Settlement (neolithic), Arrowhead (stone)(neolithic), Axe (stone)(neolithic).
Homes and daily life
The label Settlement (neolithic), Arrowhead (stone)(neolithic), Axe (stone)(neolithic) gives the safest clue to purpose or form. It does not by itself prove the exact building method, daily use, age or sequence of changes at this place.
What was found
The official record fixes the place and calls it Settlement (neolithic), Arrowhead (stone)(neolithic), Axe (stone)(neolithic). It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it ended
The saved wording does not establish one complete story of attack, rebuilding, abandonment, damage or later change. No single cause is claimed without evidence.
Why it mattered
Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site Landscape Project matters as a recorded settlement (neolithic), arrowhead (stone)(neolithic), axe (stone)(neolithic) tied to an exact landscape. The account keeps what is known useful while leaving names, dates and claims unsupported by the source visibly open.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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