Exhibition: Dowsing at Brodgar
A set of dowsing rods and the fantastic archaeology around the Ness of Brodgar were the inspiration behind a new art exhibition at the Orkney Museum.
Local artist Samantha Gray… Read more
Monthly Archive: May 2023
Link: Nick Card interview on Strata programme
Site director Nick Card has been in the USA, where he was keynote speaker at the Archaeology Channel’s Conference on Cultural Heritage Media.
Nick delivered a series of talks in… Read more
Spirits of the Standing Stones
The early antiquarians who documented Orkney's ancient monuments paid little attention to the local beliefs surrounding the sites. Read more
Orkney Archaeology Society’s 2023 review now available to buy
A summary of last season’s excavation is among the Ness-related articles featured in the new 2023 Orkney Archaeology Society annual review. Read more
A selection of the Ness of Brodgar’s finest on display in Orkney Museum
The Orkney Museum is playing host to some of the Ness of Brodgar’s finest artefacts this summer - most of which were part of last year's World of Stonehenge exhibition at the British Museum. Read more
Wild things? Further research on the prehistory of red deer in Orkney
A joint research project has explored the origin of red deer in Neolithic Orkney. But more questions than answers remain. Read more
Vestrafiold – the enclosure
On the lower slopes of Vestrafiold, south-west of the megalithic quarry are the remains of a large, possible prehistoric, enclosure. Covering an area of around seven acres (2.8 hectares), the oval feature was defined by a “wall” of upright flagstones running around its perimeter.
Little is known about the site, which, in terms of construction, “is completely unlike any other enclosure in Orkney”. Read more
Where the eastern annexe fits into the story of Structure Twelve
2018: A view over Structure Twelve’s shoddy northern annexe. (📷 Scott Pike)
Cast your mind back to 2019 and you’ll remember there was great excitement in Structure Twelve’s eastern end… Read more
Vestrafiold – the fake horned cairn
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. Read more
