Bid to turn the tide and save a piece of history. From: The Daily Mail (London, England) | Date: February 19, 2002 | COPYRIGHT 2002 Solo Syndication Limited. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

FOR more than 5,000 years it has withstood the elements, offering evidence of the first people to inhabit these shores.

But now Skara Brae on Orkney is in danger of crumbling into the sea through coastal erosion.

Archaeologists are calling for urgent action to protect the site and thousands of others throughout Scotland. Orkney archaeologist Julie Gibson said: 'To protect Skara Brae we need to build a bigger sea wall which would offer protection for maybe anot...

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