Heart of Neolithic Orkney
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Heart of Neolithic Orkney*
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Type	Cultural
Criteria	i, ii, iii, iv
Reference	514
Region**	Europe and North America
Inscription history
Inscription	1999  (23rd Session)
* Name as inscribed on World Heritage List. ** Region as classified by UNESCO.

Heart of Neolithic Orkney refers to a group of Neolithic monuments found in the Scottish island of Orkney. The name was adopted by UNESCO when it proclaimed these sites as a World Heritage Site in 1999.

The site of patrimony currently consists of four sites:

1. Maeshowe
2. Standing Stones of Stenness
3. Ring of Brodgar
4. Skara Brae

See also

• Prehistoric Scotland
• Timeline of prehistoric Scotland

v • d • e World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom England Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Hadrian's Wall) · Blenheim Palace · Canterbury Cathedral – St. Augustine's Abbey – St. Martin's Church · Bath · Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape · Derwent Valley Mills · Durham Castle and Cathedral · Ironbridge Gorge · Jurassic Coast · Kew Gardens · Liverpool · Maritime Greenwich · Westminster Palace – Westminster Abbey – St. Margaret's Church · Saltaire · Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites · Studley Royal Park and Fountains Abbey · Tower of London Scotland Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Antonine Wall) · Edinburgh Old Town and New Town · Heart of Neolithic Orkney (Maeshowe • Ring of Brodgar • Skara Brae • Standing Stones of Stenness) · New Lanark · St. Kilda Wales Castles and Town Walls of King Edward I in Gwynedd (Beaumaris Castle • Caernarfon Castle • Conwy Castle • Harlech Castle) · Blaenavon Northern Ireland Giant's Causeway Overseas territories Henderson Island · Gough Island and Inaccessible Island · St. George's Town and Castle Islands Fortifications

Coordinates: 58°59′45.8″N 3°11′19.2″W / 58.996056, -3.188667