Wednesday wildlife – otters in action
We’ve had a wintry spell in Orkney, with a bit of snow and plenty of ice.
But despite the cold conditions, the Ness of Brodgar otters have been out and… Read more
Monthly Archive: January 2021
An archaeological best-seller: first print of Ness monograph sold out
Less than two months since its launch, a second print of our interim monograph, The Ness of Brodgar: As it Stands, is under way.
Demand for the title has been… Read more
Wednesday wildlife – creatures great and small
This week’s photographic offering from Ness of Brodgar site director Nick Card.
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The Deepdale Stone
Head north along the road south-west of the Stenness loch and a single standing stone will be clearly visible on high ground to the north-west. Located in the parish of Stromness, the Deepdale Stone stands 1.8 metres (6ft) high. Read more
Wednesday wildlife – above, on and in the lochs
The fauna of the Ness of Brodgar captured through the camera lens of Ness of Brodgar dig director Nick Card.… Read more
Wednesday wildlife – otters at work and play
The first week of 2021 and the Ness of Brodgar otters have been out and about, as these pictures from site director Nick Card show.… Read more
Barnhouse – Structure Eight
Around 3000BC, some 200 years after the founding of the Barnhouse settlement, a “building of monumental proportions” was erected on the site of a meeting area on the village outskirts. Read more
