NEOLITHIC BRITONS: FIVE MORE PLACES TO EXPLORE

1 Heart of Neolithic Orkney

ORKNEY ISLANDS, SCOTLAND Where Neolithic buildings reside This World Heritage Site includes the large, chambered tomb of Maeshowe, the impressive stone circles of the Stones of Stenness and the Ring of Brodgar, and the extraordinarily well-preserved settlement of Skara Brae. Ongoing excavations on the Ness of Brodgar have unearthed a further set of late Neolithic stone buildings. whc.unesco.org/en/list/514

2 Brú na Bóinne

COUNTY MEATH, IRELAND Where you can view megalithic art This is another World Heritage Site – a remarkable Neolithic landscape famed for its three large passage tombs: Knowth, Newgrange and Dowth. These monuments house the largest collection of megalithic art in western Europe. worldheritageireland.ie/bru-na-boinne

3 Grime’s Graves Prehistoric Flint Mine NORFOLK, ENGLAND

Where flint was dug 5,000 years ago This complex of late Neolithic flint mines extends over a large area of the Breckland landscape. Visitors can descend one of the shafts and see mining galleries and even antler picks lying discarded on the floor. english-heritage.org.uk

4 Stonehenge

WILTSHIRE, ENGLAND Where iconic megaliths are sited This is one of the world’s most iconic prehistoric sites, and now has a world-beating new visitor centre complete with reconstructed late Neolithic houses. The key to understanding the stones is the landscape and monuments that surround them. english-heritage.org.uk

5 Bryn Celli Ddu

ANGLESEY, WALES Where a tomb is aligned to sunrise One of the finest megalithic passage tombs in Britain, Bryn Celli Ddu is aligned to the summer solstice sunrise, and has a long passageway leading to a stone chamber. Traces of an earlier henge and possible stone circle can also be seen. cadw.gov.wales