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Gosh - nearly 3 years since making that comment on my 2001 visit, here's the stone balls' info board text from the Skara Brae museum's display:
"Mystery Objects
Mysterious stone objects were found at the village. Their purpose is not known, but they had some religious significance. A great amount of time was invested in elaborately carving these stones, so they wre clearly important. They could have been used in religious ceremonies.
Or perhaps they were symbols of power, and when passed round a gathering of people, bestowed on the holder the right to speak."
Something is not right. This message is just to keep things from messing up down the road