Damage fears may force heritage body to slash visitor numbers to Skara Brae

From: Scotland on Sunday | Date: August 31, 2003| Author: Ian Johnston | Copyright information

THE number of visitors to Skara Brae on Orkney - one of the world's leading Stone Age attractions - may have to be cut amid fears they are damaging the monument, Historic Scotland has admitted.

The heritage agency has launched an investigation to discover whether the thousands of people who visit the ancient village each year are causing serious damage to the walls of the unique dwellings.

Every year up to 55,000 tourists explore the site, which dates back to 3200BC, but numbers...

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