Farewell Keith – one of Brodgar’s most familiar faces passes away
It was with great sadness that we learned of the sudden passing of Keith Brown - a familiar face to the many thousands of Ness visitors over the years. Read more
Category: News
Comet Stone tops the list of post updates
It’s been all go again this week, online and off. As well as starting to put together our Easter 2025 newsletter, we’ve been planning our new website and working behind the scenes to get everything ready. Read more
New book completes Neolithic trilogy
Our own Mark Edmonds has recently completed the third in a trilogy of books, 'Midhowe', with photographer Rebecca Marr. Read more
Trust’s £357k award sees ‘Tomb of the Eagles’ purchase move a step closer
Plans to reopen the Isbister chambered cairn took a step closer this week with the Scottish Land Fund awarding £357,705 to the South Ronaldsay and Burray Development Trust. Read more
‘The Early Neolithic of Northern Europe’ – new book available to download
Published this week, 'The Early Neolithic of northern Europe' is fully open access, meaning the new book can be read online or downloaded at no cost. Read more
Another handful of updates…
Another batch of updated/rewritten/expanded archive posts from the weekend. Read more
Ness of Brodgar at the North Ronaldsay Science Festival
As part of the 2025 North Ronaldsay Science Festival, site director Nick Card gave an online talk on Saturday afternoon. Read more
A handful of updates…
Ahead of this week's post on a new ceramics discovery from Jan, here's a list of a few of this week's updated/rewritten/expanded archive posts. Read more
Professor Colin Renfrew – the passing of a truly great archaeologist
It was with great sadness that we learnt yesterday of the passing of Professor Lord Colin Renfrew, who has died at the age of 87. Read more
In conversation – Nick, Mark, Anne and others on Radio Orkney
A BBC Radio Orkney programme focusing on the Ness of Brodgar project is available online now. Read more
The Ness in numbers…
The scale of the Ness dig means it was, without doubt, the biggest research excavation carried out in Orkney. To give some idea of that scale, how about some nice statistics... Read more
Jo’s new book captures a lifelong passion for flint in print
Ness stalwart Jo Bourne's book on flint is published next week. Read more
Stonehenge Altar Stone was ‘not sourced from Mainland Orkney’ says new research
After the media furore following research proposing a Scottish origin, a new paper is clear that Stonehenge’s Altar Stone did not come from Mainland Orkney. Read more
Special guest draws winning petrosphere ticket during Ness visit
The winner of our fundraising 2024 prize draw for a bronze petrosphere was drawn this week by Professor Alice Roberts. Read more
Ness of Brodgar Trust secures grant from National Lottery Heritage Fund
The Ness of Brodgar Trust has been awarded a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant specifically for work with schools, volunteer development, community workshops and digital resources. Read more
