Between the wind and the water - Caroline Wickham-Jones

The Archaeological sites of Orkney give us an unparalleled
glimpse into prehistory. Inscribed as the 'Heart of Neolithic
Orkney' World Heritage Site in 1999, four great monuments - the
village of Skara Brae, the Ring of Brodgar, the Stones of
Stenness and the burial mound of Maeshowe - are also at the centre
of the archipelago's story. This book looks at what makes these
monuments so special. Caroline Wickham-Jones explores the
Neolithic world in which they were built, how they caome to be a
focus through the ages, and what they mean today. Picts, saints,
Vikings, antiquarians and tourists populate Orkney's past: a
history which is channelled through these 'dances of stones'.