coastal settings
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Skara Brae
Orkney Islands, Scotland
c. 3000-2500 BCE
Located on a scenic coast in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, Skara Brae is the best-preserved Neolithic village in northern Europe. Dating from around 3000 BCE (older than Stonehenge), the prehistoric homes even include original stone furniture.
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Whitby Abbey
Whitby, England
1220
Founded by a Saxon princess, this abbey hosted an important church council and was powerful throughout the Middle Ages. Today, it is an evocative ruin on a windswept cliff overlooking the North Sea.
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Peter Iredale Shipwreck
Warrenton, Oregon
1906
The picturesque wreck of the steel barque Peter Iredale, which ran aground in 1906 en route to the Columbia River, can be seen up close on the beach in Warrenton, Oregon.
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Lindisfarne
Northumberland, England
c. 1150
On this tidal island off the northeast coast of England, a monastery was founded in the 7th century by St. Aidan of Iona. Today it is in picturesque ruins.
