Ancient Britain - Orkney's Stone Age Temple

Neil Oliver investigates the discovery of a 5,000-year-old temple in Orkney. Built 500 years before Stonehenge, the temple has triggered new thoughts about the beliefs of Neolithic people, turning the map of ancient Britain upside down.

The vast site lies undisturbed until now, set within one of the most important ancient landscapes in the world. There have been some incredible finds, including the first ever discovery of Neolithic painted wall decorations, and even the pigments and paint pots used by Stone Age artists.

List of prehistoric Stone monuments structures in Great Britain

Achavanich
Beckhampton Avenue
Bennachie
Birkrigg stone circle
Boscawen-Un
Boskednan stone circle
The Bridestones
Callanish
Castlerigg stone circle
Doll Tor
Drizzlecombe
Grey Wethers
The Hurlers (stone circles)
Long Meg and Her Daughters
The Longstones
Mên-an-Tol
The Merry Maidens
Merrivale, Devon
Mitchell's Fold
Nine Ladies
Rollright Stones
Rudston
Stalldown Barrow
Standing Stones of Stenness
Stanton Drew
Stones of Scotland
Swinside
Temple Wood
Torhouse
Tregeseal East stone circle
Yellowmead Down
Grim's Ditch
Seahenge Grim's Ditch, Bank and ditch earthworks. Seahenge, Bronze Age timber monument. Silbury Hill, the tallest prehistoric man-made mound in Europe. The Gop, Neolithic mound in Wales. Stonehenge, large area of stone circles

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