The pear is its nearest rival, but its cool, smooth skin cannot compare with the warm knap of a peach. |
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By around 5,000 BC a focus had developed at the confluence of the Nene and a small tributary, where people stopped to light fires, knap flint, and perform domestic tasks. |
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Knap of Howar was first discovered through coastal erosion in the 1930s and was taken into state guardianship. |
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The Knap of Howar Neolithic farmstead situated on the island of Papa Westray is probably the oldest preserved house in northern Europe. |
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