Category: Chambered Cairns
The recording of the Orkney Archaeology Society (OAS) talk on the rediscovery and excavation of a Maeshowe-type chambered cairn in Holm.
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In August and September 2023, excavation in the East Mainland parish of Holm revealed the remains of a Maeshowe-type chambered cairn.
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Archaeologists have discovered the ruins of an incredibly rare 5,000-year-old Neolithic chambered cairn that was largely destroyed, without record, in the 19th century.
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The fifth, and final, UHI Archaeology Institute’s Tombs of the Isles recorded talk, again featuring Dr Antonia Thomas, the Ness project’s Neolithic art specialist.
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The fourth of the UHI Archaeology Institute’s 'Tombs of the Isles' recorded talks, and the second featuring Dr Antonia Thomas, the Ness' Neolithic art specialist.
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The third of the UHI Archaeology Institute’s 'Tombs of the Isles' recorded talks, this time featuring Dr Antonia Thomas, the Ness' Neolithic art specialist.
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The second part of Professor Colin Richard’s talk for the UHI Archaeology Institute’s Tombs of the Isles project.
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The first part of Professor Colin Richard's talk for the UHI Archaeology Institute's Tombs of the Isles project.
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Mention the Neolithic dead and the focus inevitably shifts to the chambered cairns of Orkney. However, the situation is far more complex.
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Lying 50 metres east of the megalith quarry on Vestrafiold is an oval mound that was suggested to be the remains of a very poorly preserved stalled cairn. Excavation, however, revealed otherwise.
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As regular readers will have noted, 19th century antiquarians were very keen to find evidence of dolmens in Orkney. Haleykirk/Helyakirk/Halykirk/Holykirk lies about a quarter of a mile to the south-east of the megalithic quarries on Vestrafiold, on the hill of Cruaday.
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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.
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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.
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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)…
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