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Heart of Neolithic Orkney

Cultural World Heritage property in United Kingdom, inscribed in 1999 under criteria (i), (ii), (iii), (iv).

Heart of Neolithic Orkney, United Kingdom
Photo: Dr. John F. Burka · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
United Kingdom
Year of inscription
1999
Criteria
iiiiiiiv
Area of property
15 ha
Location
Orkney Islands
What it is
group of protected areas
Component parts
4 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 514 · Wikidata Q1334966

Why it is on the List

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.(ii)Shows a major exchange of ideas — in architecture, technology, art, town planning or landscape design — over time or across a cultural area.(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.
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