Eilean Dòmhnuill
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Ian Armit identifies the islet of Eilean Dòmhnuill, Loch Olabhat, on North Uist, Scotland, as what may be the earliest crannog. Unstan ware pottery found there suggests a Neolithic period date of 3200
The causeway to the crannog
Knap of Howar
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The Knap of Howar on the island of Papa Westray in Orkney, Scotland, is a Neolithic farmstead which may be the oldest preserved stone house in northern Europe. Radiocarbon dating shows that it was occ
Eilean Dòmhnuill
…turf-walled houses seem to have been repeatedly taken down and rebuilt, and in the final phase two oblong stone-footed structures bear a resemblance to Knap of Howar on Papa Westray, Orkney. Prehistoric Scotland…
The house in 2009
Looking back through the low entrance doorway into the main house, a visitor's backpack gives an idea of scale
The main house now looks out over the Atlantic Ocean