The chamber under the mound: Rennibister’s Iron Age dead
Continuing our series looking at suspected Iron Age underground structurse, we turn to the Rennibister earth-house, Firth, Orkney. Read more
Monthly Archive: October 2026
The Grain earth-house, Kirkwall
A brief look at one of Orkney's finest surviving Iron Age earth-houses. Read more
Delving into earth-houses – a subterranean prehistoric enigma
With geophysics now suggesting an underground chamber in the Trench T midden mound, at the south-eastern end of the site, we though it worthwhile to take a closer look at Orcadian “earth-houses”. Read more
Sharing the results of Ness geophysics project in free online seminar
Following last summer’s geophysics work at the Ness of Brodgar, project lead Paul Durdin will be sharing the results in a free online seminar on Wednesday, October 28. Read more
Geophysics hints at Iron Age chamber in the monumental midden mound
Results from the 2025 geophysical surveys suggests that the circular Iron Age structure that once stood on the Trench T midden mound could have been associated with an underground chamber. Read more
