Video: Eday’s Setter Stone from above…
A short video from Jim Rylatt showing the Stone of Setter in the Eday landscape. Read more
Monthly Archive: August 2025
Around the Stone of Setter, Eday
The Stone of Setter, one of Orkney's most impressive monoliths, towers over a landscape dotted with prehistoric remains at the northern end of Eday. Read more
Ness fundraising shop can no longer ship orders to the USA or EU
As of Monday, August 25, and for the immediate future, we can no longer accept and despatch orders to customers in the USA and EU. Read more
New photographs added to Quoyness and Egmondshowe pages
Work in Sanday recently gave me the chance to update my photo library - some of which have now been to the Quoyness chambered cairn and Egmondshowe pages. Read more
Link: 3d model of Neolithic structure at Spurness, Sanday
A 3d model of a substantial Neolithic structure under excavation in Sanday, Orkney. Read more
Focus on finds: haematite
Excavation revealed the use of coloured pigment on pottery and walls, specifically using haematite for red hues. Read more
Braeside, Eday – two structures covered by a single cairn?
A stalled chamber within a substantial cairn - was there a second structure at the northern end? Read more
Letting the dust settle – pottery triage project comes to an end
Our six-week pottery triage project came to an end this afternoon. A big thank-you to all the volunteers who made their way back to Ness HQ to help out. Read more
