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49 relations: Admiralty chart, Alexander Thom, Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura, Archaeology, Avebury, Bronze Age, Captain (Royal Navy), Cutter (boat), England, F. W. L. Thomas, Great Britain, Harray, Heart of Neolithic Orkney, Henge, Historic Scotland, Ireland, Isthmus, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Kathleen Fidler, Lists of World Heritage Sites in Europe, Loch of Harray, Loch of Stenness, Maeshowe, Mainland, Orkney, Megalithic Yard, Menhir, Moon, Neolithic, Ness of Brodgar, Newgrange, Norsemen, Odin, Orkney, Orkney College, Prehistoric Orkney, Pseudoscientific metrology, Ritual landscape, Royal Navy, Scheduled monument, Skara Brae, Standing Stones of Stenness, Stone circle, Stonehenge, Stromness, Troika Games, UNESCO, Village, World Heritage Committee, World Heritage site.
Admiralty chart
Admiralty charts are nautical charts issued by the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) and subject to Crown Copyright.
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Alexander Thom
Alexander "Sandy" Thom (26 March 1894 – 7 November 1985) was a Scottish engineer most famous for his theory of the Megalithic yard, categorisation of stone circles and his studies of Stonehenge and other archaeological sites.
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Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura
Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura is a 2001 role-playing video game developed by Troika Games and published by Sierra On-Line.
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Archaeology
Archaeology, or archeology, is the study of humanactivity through the recovery and analysis of material culture.
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Avebury
Avebury is a Neolithic henge monument containing three stone circles, around the village of Avebury in Wiltshire, in southwest England.
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Bronze Age
The Bronze Age is a historical period characterized by the use of bronze, and in some areas proto-writing, and other early features of urban civilization.
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Captain (Royal Navy)
Captain (Capt) is a senior officer rank of the Royal Navy.
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Cutter (boat)
A cutter is typically a small, but in some cases a medium-sized, watercraft designed for speed rather than for capacity.
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England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
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F. W. L. Thomas
Captain F. W. L. Thomas, c.1812–1885, RN, FSA (Scot) was a naval officer, photographer, and historian.
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Great Britain
Great Britain, also known as Britain, is a large island in the north Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe.
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Harray
Harray (Old Norse: Herað - cf Harris) is a former parish on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, now merged with Birsay.
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Heart of Neolithic Orkney
Heart of Neolithic Orkney refers to a group of Neolithic monuments found on the Mainland, one of the islands of Orkney, Scotland.
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Henge
There are three related types of Neolithic earthwork that are all sometimes loosely called henges.
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Historic Scotland
Historic Scotland (Alba Aosmhor) was an executive agency of the Scottish Government from 1991 to 2015, responsible for safeguarding Scotland's built heritage, and promoting its understanding and enjoyment.
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Ireland
Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic.
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Isthmus
An isthmus (or; plural: isthmuses; from neck) is a narrow piece of land connecting two larger areas across an expanse of water by which they are otherwise separated.
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Journal of the Royal Statistical Society
The Journal of the Royal Statistical Society is a peer-reviewed scientific journal of statistics.
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Kathleen Fidler
Kathleen Fidler (Kathleen Annie Fidler Goldie) was a prolific author of children's books, born on 10 August 1899 in Coalville, Leicestershire.
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Lists of World Heritage Sites in Europe
The following are lists of World Heritage Sites in Europe.
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Loch of Harray
The Loch of Harray is the largest loch of Mainland Orkney, Scotland and is named for the nearby parish of Harray.
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Loch of Stenness
The Loch of Stenness is a large brackish loch on Mainland, OrkneyWilson, Rev.
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Maeshowe
Maeshowe (or Maes Howe; Norse: Orkhaugr) is a Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave situated on Mainland Orkney, Scotland.
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Mainland, Orkney
The Mainland is the main island of Orkney, Scotland.
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Megalithic Yard
A Megalithic Yard (MY) is a unit of measurement of about, that some researchers believe was used in the construction of megalithic structures.
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Menhir
A menhir (from Brittonic languages: maen or men, "stone" and hir or hîr, "long"), standing stone, orthostat, lith or masseba/matseva is a large manmade upright stone.
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Moon
The Moon is an astronomical body that orbits planet Earth and is Earth's only permanent natural satellite.
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Neolithic
The Neolithic was a period in the development of human technology, beginning about 10,200 BC, according to the ASPRO chronology, in some parts of Western Asia, and later in other parts of the world and ending between 4500 and 2000 BC.
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Ness of Brodgar
The Ness of Brodgar is an archaeological site covering between the Ring of Brodgar and the Stones of Stenness in the Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site in Orkney, Scotland.
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Newgrange
Newgrange (Sí an Bhrú or Brú na Bóinne) is a prehistoric monument in County Meath, Ireland, located west of Drogheda on the north side of the River Boyne.
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Norsemen
Norsemen are a group of Germanic people who inhabited Scandinavia and spoke what is now called the Old Norse language between 800 AD and c. 1300 AD.
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Odin
In Germanic mythology, Odin (from Óðinn /ˈoːðinː/) is a widely revered god.
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Orkney
Orkney (Orkneyjar), also known as the Orkney Islands, is an archipelago in the Northern Isles of Scotland, situated off the north coast of Great Britain.
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Orkney College
Orkney College is a further and higher education college in Orkney, an archipelago in northern Scotland.
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Prehistoric Orkney
Prehistoric Orkney refers to a period in the human occupation of the Orkney archipelago of Scotland that was the latter part of these islands' prehistory.
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Pseudoscientific metrology
Some approaches in the branch of historic metrology are highly speculative and can be qualified as pseudoscience.
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Ritual landscape
Ritual landscapes are extensive archaeological tracts that were seemingly dedicated to ceremonial purposes in the Neolithic and early Bronze Ages (c. 3500-1800 BC).
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Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force.
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Scheduled monument
In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a "nationally important" archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised change.
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Skara Brae
Skara Brae is a stone-built Neolithic settlement, located on the Bay of Skaill on the west coast of Mainland, the largest island in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland.
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Standing Stones of Stenness
The Standing Stones of Stenness is a Neolithic monument five miles northeast of Stromness on the mainland of Orkney, Scotland.
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Stone circle
A stone circle is an alignment of standing stones arranged in a circle.
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Stonehenge
Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument in Wiltshire, England, west of Amesbury.
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Stromness
Stromness is the second-most populous town in Orkney, Scotland.
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Troika Games
Troika Games was a video game developer co-founded by Jason Anderson, Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky.
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UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; Organisation des Nations unies pour l'éducation, la science et la culture) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) based in Paris.
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Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town, with a population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand.
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World Heritage Committee
The World Heritage Committee selects the sites to be listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including the World Heritage List and the List of World Heritage in Danger, monitors the state of conservation of the World Heritage properties, defines the use of the World Heritage Fund and allocates financial assistance upon requests from States Parties.
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World Heritage site
A World Heritage site is a landmark or area which is selected by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as having cultural, historical, scientific or other form of significance, and is legally protected by international treaties.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_of_Brodgar
