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Because of Covid 19 restrictions, we have a problem with one colour of wool which is predominant in all of the Ness knitting kits. We will be offering a substitute which will make the hat look different to the published photos and will email anyone who has placed an order …

To all those who have ordered knitting kits, we’re experiencing a slight delay in getting them sent out. Two things are holding us up – we’re waiting on a top-up on one of the main colours in the kits and it’s due to arrive shortly from the supplier. It’s also …

Updated for 2020, the new information leaflet is available to download at the American Friends page.

Since launching the first fundraising Ness knitting pattern back in January, we’ve been asked by many about how and where to get the wool. Good news. We’ve now got a range of knitting packs in stock, containing both wool and pattern(s), and they’re ready to ship. The Orkney Tweed wool …

This year’s pre-excavation lecture by site director Nick Card will take place on June 18, in the Orkney Theatre, Kirkwall. The annual talk, hosted by the Orkney Archaeology Society, begins at 7.30pm and entry is by donation. To whet your appetite, here is Nick’s 2019 lecture, The Appliance of Science.

Calling all knitters – you can now complete your Ness of Brodgar ensemble with the new Brodgar Mitts knitting pattern, which is available now to download for £4. In addition, we now have a series of six knitting packs containing Orkney Tweed wool and the patterns and, if you want …

If you are out and about in Birsay this month, pop past the Birsay Bay Tearoom. There you’ll not only be able to suitably quench your thirst and partake of the fine menu – and get warm into the bargain – but you’ll be able to support the Ness of …

Regular readers will have come across the 3D modelling work of Mark Newton before. Using the data produced by photogrammetry experts Jim Bright and Dr Hugo Anderson-Whymark, Mark has been able to 3D print models of Structures One and Eight as well as a superb reproduction of the contents of …

With all our volunteer places for the 2020 excavation full, we’re already receiving a flood of inquiries about 2021. Could we ask that anyone interested in volunteering next year hold off contacting us until October 2020, by which time we will know if we’ve raised the necessary funds to continue …

Huge congratulations to Sam Harris, a regular at the Ness over the last few years, who has just been granted his PhD from Bradford University. Sam’s HES-funded thesis Developing Archaeomagnetic Dating for Neolithic Scotland was based largely on samples he extracted from the hearths at the Ness. The project developed …