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Links of Noltland is a Neolithic settlement located on the Orkney Mainland in Scotland. The site, situated in a coastal dune landscape, has yielded archaeological evidence of occupation dating to the third millennium BC, with material culture including pottery and stone tools indicative of early agricultural communities. Excavation has revealed structural remains and domestic deposits that contribute to understanding of Neolithic settlement patterns and subsistence practices in the Orkney Islands during the early prehistoric period. The site's preservation within the sandy links environment has allowed significant stratigraphic information to survive, making it an important archaeological resource for the study of early Orcadian settlement.
Links of Noltland,settlements is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90337. View the official record →
Links of Noltland is a Neolithic settlement located on the Orkney Mainland in Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90337.
Links of Noltland,settlements is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM90337.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Knowe of Queen o' Howe, broch, Westray (0.4 km), Noltland Castle (0.7 km), Pierowall Church (Lady Kirk), Westray (1.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Links of Noltland,settlements's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Links of Noltland,settlements stands on Middle Old Red Sandstone (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.