Skip to content

The Ness of Brodgar Excavation

  • Home
  • About the Ness
    • The Ness in Print
    • The Ness in 3D
    • Video archive
  • Visit the Dig
    • Daily Tours of the Site
    • Notes for Tour Groups
    • Private and out-of-hours tours
    • Ness Neolithic Trail
  • Funding
    • Donate
    • Sponsor a Find
    • The Trust
    • American Friends
  • Support Us
    • Sponsor a Find
    • Our Supporters
    • Volunteering
  • Contact
  • Shop
    • Books
    • Jewellery
    • Carved Stone Ball replicas
    • Woodturned bowls
    • Card & Prints
    • Knitting Kits & Patterns
    • Digital Downloads
  • Donate
    • Sponsor a Find
  • Home
  • About the Ness
    • The Ness in Print
    • The Ness in 3D
    • Video archive
  • Visit the Dig
    • Daily Tours of the Site
    • Notes for Tour Groups
    • Private and out-of-hours tours
    • Ness Neolithic Trail
  • Funding
    • Donate
    • Sponsor a Find
    • The Trust
    • American Friends
  • Support Us
    • Sponsor a Find
    • Our Supporters
    • Volunteering
  • Contact
  • Shop
    • Books
    • Jewellery
    • Carved Stone Ball replicas
    • Woodturned bowls
    • Card & Prints
    • Knitting Kits & Patterns
    • Digital Downloads
  • Donate
    • Sponsor a Find

The Ness of Brodgar Excavation

  • The Excavation
    • Trench Plans
    • The Structures
    • Buildings through time
    • Artefacts
      • Ceramics
    • Annual summaries
    • Information Panels
    • Awards and accolades
    • The Ness in Print
    • Glossary
  • Orkney’s prehistory
    • Around the Ness
    • Further Afield
    • Ness Neolithic Trail
    • Bay of Skaill Trail
    • Bay of Firth Trail
  • Downloads
  • Newsletter
  • Archive
  • News

Article link: The Orkney farmer who dug the world-famous Ness of Brodgar – 80 years before anyone else

Friday, June 21, 2019

A link to The Scotsman’s article on Peter Leith: https://www.scotsman.com/heritage/the-orkney-farmer-who-dug-the-world-famous-ness-of-brodgar-80-years-before-anyone-else-1-4951519

See also: 1925 ‘Brodgar stone’ was a taste of things to come

Share this:

  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
  • Next story All welcome to weekend celebration of the Ness at Stenness School
  • Previous story First bottle of Ness whisky raises £300 for dig funds

You may also like...

  • Ness of Brodgar Monograph available to pre-order

    Ness of Brodgar: As it Stands – contents

    Wednesday, November 18, 2020

  • 3D model sales give excavation funds a welcome boost

    Saturday, July 11, 2020

  • Orkney’s archaeology – The Economist article

    Friday, February 21, 2014

Follow:

2022 excavation beginsMonday, July 4, 2022
9 days to go.
Ness of Brodgar Dig Dates 2022
Ness of Brodgar Timeline Explore the Trenches Ness of Brodgar Structures Around the Ness of Brodgar Around the Ness of Brodgar

More:

From our Shop

Ness of Brodgar Books Ness of Brodgar Carved Stone Ball replicas Ness of Brodgar Knitting Kits Ness of Brodgar cards and prints Ness of Brodgar 3D printed models

Help support the Ness

Amazon Smile EasyFundrasing
Please Donate

Popular Posts

  • Ness tyres

    Appeal for volunteers to help clean up the site and open the trenches

    25 Jun, 2022

  • Excavation in St12 (Sigurd Towrie)

    Orkney Archaeology Society’s 2022 review now available

    30 May, 2022

  • Picture: Nick Card

    Wednesday wildlife – ‘what big eyes you’ve got!’

    1 Jun, 2022

  • Excavation season 2022

    Link: A full summer of excavation in Orkney

    6 Jun, 2022

Archives

Categories


Supporters Logos

Opening Hours

Ness of Brodgar
Stenness, Orkney
info@nessofbrodgar.co.uk
2022 Excavation Season - July 4 - August 19, 2022
Site open to the public weekdays between 9.30am and 4.30pm
  • Privacy Policy
  • Copyright Notice
  • Contact

The Ness of Brodgar Excavation © 2022. All Rights Reserved.