Ancient Civilisation in Remote Scottish Isles 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 / History Documentary

I visited a well preserved stone age village on a remote Scottish island. Skara Brae is 5000 years old and one of the best preserved Neolithic settlements in the world. Part 3 of my HYPERBOREAN ODYSSEY series includes Orkney, the Isle of Skye in the Hebrides, Fingal’s Cave amd Ailsa Craig both steeped in Gaelic folklore, and the island of Iona where the Columban abbey was established until it was destroyed by Vikings. This channel depends on your support: Patreon: All Links: Starting Heathenry: Sources on Neolithic Orkney: -Gibaja et al 2024 -Marwick, E. (1975) The Stone of Odin. In Robertson, J. D. M. (1991) An Orkney Anthology: The Selected Works of Ernest Walker Marwick (Vol 1). Scottish Academic Press: Edinburgh. -Madgwick et al 2019 -Olalde et al 2019 -Shennan, S. “The First Farmers of Europe” (2018) -Sikora et al 2023 Music in order: Divkid - space trooper Tasty Waves - National Sweetheart Wodenwyrd - Wulfslaep Hildigaldra - Dark Viking Stewart Keller - Swan song Kevin Beorn - Se Angelwer and thaet seaxewif Aaron Kenny - Yonder hill and dale Styrkr - Son of the wolf Sjohof - Loki’s Meditation Jimena Contreras - Mayan rites Vanguard - a brighter dawn Kevin MacLeod - Hidden past Kevin MacLeod - Moorland Lorcán Mac Mathúna - Dinseannchas Stewart Keller - Lush landscapes Kevin MacLeod - Rites 00:00 Intro 01:14 Orkney: The Ness of Brodgar 07:56 Orkney: Skara Brae 13:04 Why was Neolithic Orkney important? 15:27 Whale bones are useful 17:10 Gaels and Vikings in the Hebrides 18:51 Skye 21:54 Fingal’s cave 22:43 Iona - Christians vs Pagans 24:58 Ailsa Craig 25:58 Mull of Galloway ending