Maeshowe – historic additions, incursions and the Norse runes
The earliest account of Maeshowe is found within the pages of the Orkneyinga saga, which says Viking warriors sought shelter in the chamber in 1153. Read more
Author: Sigurd
A hearth in Maeshowe?
Back in 2016, a nineteenth century sketch had us pondering whether there might be more to Maeshowe than we see today. Read more
Glowing book review in ‘Current Archaeology’ magazine
If you had any doubts about purchasing a copy our new volume, The Ness of Brodgar: As it Stands, then you should read the glowing review in the latest edition… Read more
Wednesday wildlife – selkie sunbathers
This week’s photographs of the wildlife around the Ness of Brodgar from dig director Nick Card.… Read more
Maeshowe and the winter solstice
With its south-westerly facing entrance, Maeshowe’s best known attribute is its orientation towards the setting sun around midwinter. Read more
A standing stone at Maeshowe and the structure that lies beneath
The solstice, an earlier building and standing stone and Norse runes. Read more
Buildings through time: Structure Twenty-Seven
For the next in our series looking at the excavation of each major building on site over time, we jump across to Trench T and the enigmatic Structure Twenty-Seven.
See… Read more
Wednesday wildlife – Farewell Pinkie
Sadly, a week ago today, the body of Pinkie, the dog otter, was found by the side of the Stenness loch. He had died of natural causes.
Site director Nick… Read more
Book review: ‘The Ness of Brodgar: As it Stands’
Book review by Dr Howie Firth MBE, director of the Orkney International Science Festival.
It was a spring ploughing that did it, in Ola and Arnie Tait’s field at… Read more
Video: Book launch event and talk
After months of hard work, the Ness of Brodgar interim monograph was launched at a special, socially distanced, event in Kirkwall last night.
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Ness of Brodgar: As it Stands – contents
Excavation at the Ness of Brodgar began in 2005 and The Ness of Brodgar: As it Stands features contributions from University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute staff as… Read more
A Ness team stalwart and a true gentleman – farewell Fraser…
We were deeply saddened to learn that one of our regular team members, Fraser Dixon, has passed away.
Fraser was one of our regular “meet-and-greet” volunteers during the summer excavation… Read more
Buildings through time: Structure Twenty-Six
The next in our series looking at the excavation of each major building on site over time focuses on the smaller and later Structure Twenty-Six.
The excavation of Structure Twenty-Six… Read more
Wednesday Wildlife – Pinkie and the wren
Wednesday again, so time for this week’s selection of photographs from dig director Nick Card.… Read more
