Into the Orkneys

Tuesday, July 06, 2010
Skara Brae, Scotland, United Kingdom


We then boarded another bus and headed to the first stop of Skara Brae . We passed through many lochs and fields of grass (the main crop), sheep and cows (the main livestock), and other tourists (the 2nd source of income for the island). By the way, cows are called coos up here. We stopped and took a picture of the only Jacob’s Goat on the island. The goat has 4 horns, two growing straight up from the top and two growing downwards from the sides of it’s head. We then had a quick stop for a coffee/tea break. We got to Skara Brae by 11 and spent an hour touring the 5,000+ years old ruins. The former underground Stone Age settlement homes were very short and were connected by passageways. Some of the passageways would require crawling.
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