From Wiki (yes, but read on) on Skara Brae :
'..a Neolithic "low road" connects Skara Brae with the magnificent chambered tomb of Maeshowe, passing near both of these sites. [20] (Stenness & Brodgar) Low roads connect Neolithic ceremonial sites throughout Britain..'
[20] Castleden, Rodney (1987). The Stonehenge People.
First i've heard!
What the hell is meant by a 'Neolithic low road', and which sites, exactly, are linked?!
If by "Low roads connect Neolithic sites throughout Britain" (Which is different from saying "a Neolithic low road" as attributed for the Orkney sites) he's talking about the Icknield Way, Ridgeway etc, then they also connect a lot of other things. But I doubt this is what is being referred to as the Ridgeway, for example, could hardly be described as a low road for obvious reasons. In fact, quite the opposite..
But, for the Orkney sites, the wording is "A Neolithic low road".
This suggests they've excavated a road, found it runs the length of the B9055(?), and dated it to the Neolithic?
Whaaa??
Confused of Buckinghamshire.