The Ness of Brodgar from above
Structure Twelve supervisor Jim Rylatt is in Orkney at present, juggling hundreds of contexts to piece together a phased timeline for the building.
On one of the few reasonably pleasant… Read more
Monthly Archive: March 2023
Link: Ramblings – stone circles, brochs and a west coast wander
Three Ramblings programmes from the BBC, featuring Clare Balding in Orkney.
High Winds and Hail: Featuring Martin Gray.
To the Ring of Brodgar: Featuring Sandra Miller.
Hiking with Hounds: At… Read more
Wednesday wildlife – Brodgar birds
This week’s selection of photographs from site director Nick Card.
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The Bookan Chambered Cairn
At some point in the Neolithic a small, multi-chambered structure was built on high ground at the north-western end of the Ness of Brodgar. Read more
Wednesday wildlife – chilly mornings around the lochs
This week’s selection of photographs from Ness site director Nick Card.
All though the light is returning fast, as you’ll see the temperatures recently have been reluctant to increase…… Read more
Stone roofing at the Ness of Brodgar
A new section outlining the the evidence for stone “tiled” roofs at the Ness and what these might have looked like.
Click here to read.… Read more
First Ness excavation report available to mark 20th anniversary of discovery
The site of what is now Trench P in April 2003. (📷 Beverley Ballin Smith)The 20th anniversary of Structure One’s discovery – the first building found on site – is… Read more
Wednesday wildlife – seal and otter
Two mammalian stars of the show this week – some of the aquatic neighbours in the Loch of Stenness.… Read more
Ness dig ending in 2024 when focus shifts to post-excavation work
It has been decided that fieldwork at the Ness of Brodgar will end after the 2024 season. However, although on-site excavation will end, the Ness of Brodgar research project continues, analysing all the evidence from the past 20 years. Read more
The Ness of Onston enclosure
North of the Unstan stalled cairn is an enigmatic earthwork that separates the landward side of the Ness of Onston from the headland.
This arc of two banks and ditches runs across the width of the headland, demarcating an area to the north that is now devoid of features or visible archaeological remains. Read more
Link: Podcast puts spotlight on Neolithic megalithic structures
The Stones of Stenness. (📷 Tim Winterburn)Melvyn Bragg is joined by Professor Vicki Cummings (University of Central Lancashire), Professor Julian Thomas (University of Manchester) and Susan Greaney (University of Exeter)… Read more
Wednesday wildlife – back outside
And we’re back. With the exception of a few glorious, wind-free days, the weather hasn’t been great these past weeks. Definitely not conditions to be out and about around the… Read more
