HSY-955 - Pre-historic Scotland from the Hebrides to the Orkney Islands

Course Description

Pre-historic Scotland from the Hebrides to the Orkney Islands | Travel into the mist-shrouded world of prehistoric Scotland, where stone circles rise from wild landscapes and ancient secrets await. Explore the Calanais Standing Stones, the Ring of Brodgar, and Skara Brae while uncovering the beliefs, traditions, and daily lives of Scotlands first communities. Would you have survived 5,000 years ago? Note: Senior Cycle fee class. Students must be 55 or older by start date.

Learner Outcomes

Describe at least three major prehistoric sites in Scotland and explain their historical and cultural significance to Neolithic communities. Compare and contrast the geographic features of major prehistoric Scottish sites and evaluate how their location may have influenced cultural development and settlement patterns. Explore the origins and development of Late Neolithic cultures in Scotland and evaluate the influence of the Calanais Standing Stones, the Ring of Brodgar, and Skara Brae on contemporary Scottish identity and heritage. Examine at least three technological, social, or cultural innovations represented at prehistoric Scottish archaeological sites and compare them with developments in other ancient civilizations. Identify evidence of religious beliefs and community values at prehistoric Scottish sites and discuss their influence on later Scottish cultural traditions and historical narratives.