The Ness in 3d

The outer face of the southern boundary wall revealed. (ORCA)

The ‘Lesser Wall’ in 3d – a new model compiled from our photo archive

We jump back 14 years for this “new” model of Trench R and the “Lesser Wall of Brodgar” …
Structure Twenty-Seven featured

The jewel in the crown – Structure Twenty-Seven in all its (3d) glory

Get right into the trench and explore the remarkable Structure Twenty-Seven with Paul Durdin’s latest 3d model …
Trench J featured image

Structure Five and the ‘Great Wall’ – new 2024 model of Trench J

A new week and another new 3d model from Trench J supervisor Paul Durdin …
Structure Eight

Explore Trench P at the end of the 2024 season with new 3d model

The first in a series of new 3d models from Paul Durdin …
(📷 Sigurd Towrie)

Quoyness chambered cairn, Sanday

We’re back out and about today with a look at the Maeshowe-type Quoyness chambered cairn in Sanday, Orkney …
Trench Z Featured

3d model of Trench Z and its 4.5-metre-wide wall section

A 3d model from supervisor Paul Durdin showing Trench Z in all its glory …
(📷 Sigurd Towrie)

Diary extra – 3d model of Structure Five’s round-bottomed pot

Paul Durdin’s in-situ model of the round-bottomed, ceramic vessel found in Structure Five’s northern extension on Monday …
A close-up of one of the entrance slab's incised marks. (📷 Tom O'Brien)

Diary extra – 3d model of Structure Twenty-Seven’s decorated orthostat

A new 3d model from Paul Durdin showing the decorated orthostat that formed part of Structure Twenty-Seven’s entrance …
Structure Five hearth and channel.

Diary extra – 3d model of Structure Five’s hearth and underlying channel

Trench J supervisor Paul’s 3d model of the hearth/channel in Structure Five …
(📷 Sigurd Towrie)

Diary extra – 3d model of Trench Z

A new 3d model of Trench Z, showing the remains of Structure Two, from Trench J supervisor Paul Durdin …