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Scotland Scotland, UK

c. 300-250 BCE: Construction and habitation of Skara Brae
c. 300 BCE: Construction of Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn
c. 260-240 BCE: Ring of Brodgar erected in Orkney Islands; the date is uncertain because it has not been excavated

Ring of Brodgar, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK location
c. 250 BCE: Construction of Unstan Chambered Cairn
200 BCE: Settlement at Stenness abandoned

Ring of Brodgar, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK location
900 BCE: First human settlement on site of Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh Council Area, Scotland, UK location
600 CE: First historical mention of Edinburgh Castle, as *Din Eidyn*.

Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh Council Area, Scotland, UK location
638 CE: Angles capture the fortress of Din Eidyn, renaming it "Edinburgh."

Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh Council Area, Scotland, UK location
1128: Construction of Holyrood Abbey
1130: David I builds a royal castle on the rock in Edinburgh. The chapel he dedicated to his mother Queen Margaret still stands in Edinburgh Castle.

Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh Council Area, Scotland, UK location
1136: Construction of Melrose Abbey
1138: Construction of Jedburgh Abbey

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