A 5,000-year-old village has stone beds and dressers
Buried under Scottish sand for millennia, this Neolithic village features cozy stone interiors complete with built-in shelving and indoor toilets that still function today.
When a massive storm stripped away the dunes at Skara Brae in 1850, it revealed a prehistoric village so well-preserved it earned the nickname 'The Scottish Pompeii.' Built around 3200 BC, these homes were crafted from flat slabs of local stone and featured sophisticated built-in furniture. Each house followed a standard layout with a central hearth, stone-slab beds filled with heather for padding, and large stone dressers used to display prized possessions.
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