Two new Ness-inspired bowls for sale – SOLD
Both pieces have now been sold – thank you for your support
Two new unique pieces by woodturner Michael Sinclair are now available to buy.
The Ness benefits from their… Read more
Category: News
Glowing review in ‘Current Archaeology’
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
Covid uncertainty remains over 2021 Ness excavation season
With 2020 drawing to a close, we have been receiving queries from visitors and interested volunteers about the 2021 excavation season.
Unfortunately, due to the ongoing restrictions surrounding Covid-19, we… 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 Brodgar… 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.
Discovered in 2003, excavation at the… Read more
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
One-off woodturned pieces on offer to benefit Ness excavation fund
UPDATE: This piece has been sold. Watch this space for further Ness collaborations in the coming months
Michael Sinclair, Orcadian, member of the Register of Professional Woodturners, makes exquisite and… Read more
Christmas last posting dates reminder
Last order dates for delivery before Christmas 2020 are:
Australia and New Zealand: December 1, 2020
Rest of the world: December 8, 2020
UK/Ireland: December 16, 2020.
We’ll process orders… Read more
Fundraising Christmas gifts unique to the Ness of Brodgar
The Ness of Brodgar has an on-line shop, accessed here.
The goods on sale are all unique to the Ness of Brodgar. Each takes its inspiration from the Ness and… Read more
Looking forward to our new book
Nick and Anne introduce our forthcoming interim monograph, The Ness of Brodgar: As it Stands.
Due for release on November 18, 2020.… Read more
November date set for launch of Ness interim volume
A new book providing a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the Ness of Brodgar is due to be published next month.
Excavation at the Ness began in 2006 and the… Read more
Landscapes Revealed – new book sheds new light on the Heart of Neolithic Orkney
The Ness of Brodgar features in a new book on the landscape of the Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site.
Launched this week, Landscapes Revealed: Geophysical Survey in the… Read more
Carved stone ball competition winner
The winner of our carved stone ball competition was drawn out of the hat this morning and the prize is on its way to Jo Hepton.
We had a marvellous… Read more
German translations of information panels and guidebook text
On April 23, 2020, we appealed for financial help to allow the Ness to continue. That appeal stands.
We received donations, for which we are eternally grateful, and also a… Read more
A ‘Neolithical Mystery Tour’ of Orkney
National Geographic photojournalist Jim Richardson has published a “storymap” of Neolithic Orkney, giving readers a glimpse into life 5,000 years ago.
The storymap – described by Jim as a “marriage… Read more
Win a carved stone ball…
Our virtual dig season for 2020 may be over, but now we’ve got our sights firmly set on 2021.
The closure of the site this summer has, as expected, had… Read more
A sad anniversary…
A year ago today we said a very sad farewell to one of the trusted, popular and loyal members of the Ness team – site director Nick’s dog Bryn, who… Read more
Orkney’s prehistory – the Iron Age
Our brief guide to Orkney’s prehistory has been updated, with a new page outlining the Iron Age in the islands.
Click here to read.… Read more
Limited number of carved stone ball replicas back in stock
Seven years ago today we found the only example of a carved stone ball from the Ness to date.
After a tremendous response to the first batch, we have a… Read more
Orcadian woodturner inspired by the Neolithic and the Ness
Here is a link to a conversation Michael Sinclair had last year about his work as a wood turner, and his inspiration from Orkney’s Neolithic.
Michael and Sara have been… Read more
Incorporating the Ness – new cards and prints now available
Handmade prints and cards by Orcadian mixed media artist Samantha Gray with a distinctive Ness flavour are now available from our online shop.
Samantha approached us several years ago looking… Read more
