The Isbister stalled cairn – South Ronaldsay’s ‘Tomb of the Eagles’
The first part of an article looking at the Isbister stalled cairn in South Ronaldsay, better known today as the Tomb of the Eagles. Read more
Category: Chambered Cairns
The Knowe of Lairo – remodelled to emulate Maeshowe or something completely different?
This week we're looking at the Knowe of Lairo in Rousay - another enigmatic Neolithic chambered cairn unlike any other in Orkney. But what was going on? Read more
Link: New research suggests differing mortuary practices in Rousay cairn
A new paper looking at the bone assemblage from the Rousay’s Knowe of Rowiegar suggests that human remains were placed at different stages of decomposition in a more complex, muti-stage process for handling the dead. Read more
Egmondshowe and the funerary landscape around Elsness, Sanday
Unpicking the details of a potential chambered cairn in Sanday and the huge barrow cemetery surrounding it. Read more
Quoyness chambered cairn, Sanday
We're back out and about today with a look at the Maeshowe-type Quoyness chambered cairn in Sanday, Orkney. Read more
Mark talks Maeshowe in latest ‘Stone Me’ podcast
Join Ness of Brodgar co-director Professor Mark Edmonds in the latest episode of the Stone Me podcast to look at Maeshowe. Read more
The Dwarfie Stane – talking Trolld, echoes and cliffside caves
The second in our of a two-part look at the Dwarfie Stane in Hoy. As well as finally meeting our dwarf, it considers the acoustics of the area and surveys of the Dwarfie Hamars. Read more
The Dwarfie Stane – ‘one of the wonders of the Orkney Islands’
The first of a two-part article looking at the Dwarfie Stane in Hoy - said to be Britain’s only example of a rock-cut prehistoric tomb. Read more
Stalled cairn excavation monograph now available as a free download
A 2009 book detailing the excavation of a Neolithic stalled cairn in Papa Westray is the latest open access title from the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. Read more
Taversoe Tuick – the subterranean outer chamber
The final part of our Taversoe Tuick series, this time looking at the subterranean outer chamber. Read more
Taversoe Tuick – its double-decker design and Bronze Age remodelling
In the fourth post, we ponder why the structure incorporated two chambers and look at Bronze Age modifications to the Taversoe Tuick. Read more
Taversoe Tuick – the lower chamber
In the third part of our series, we return to the Taversoe Tuick's lower chamber and its 1937 re-excavation. Read more
Taversoe Tuick – the upper chamber
The second in a series of articles looking at the Neolithic Taversoe Tuick chambered cairn in Rousay. Read more
Video: A visit to Maeshowe 60 years ago
Another from the BBC Archive, again featuring Cathal O’Shannon but this time visiting the Maeshowe chambered cairn in Stenness. Read more
The discovery of the Taversoe Tuick – a ‘most remarkable’ Neolithic cairn
The first in a series of articles looking at the two-storey Taversoe Tuick chambered cairn in Rousay. Read more
Midhowe stalled cairn, Rousay
We begin casting our archaeological net even further afield this week, looking at the Midhowe stalled cairn in Rousay. Read more
