Just how big were the cattle consumed at the Ness of Brodgar in prehistory? Drop by the County Show, in Kirkwall, tomorrow, Saturday and you’ll be able to see for yourself. Some of the...

On Saturday, August 10, members of the Ness excavation team will be manning a stall at the County Show in Kirkwall (more details later this week). Because of this the excavation site will be closed to...

At present we have three artists in residence-on-site. Here are links to their blogs/websites etc: Karen Wallis – website Karen’s blog – featuring her drawings, sketches and paintings created on site. Jeanne Rose –...

A book documenting the 2017 dig at the Ness of Brodgar is now available. Ness of Brodgar: Open to the Public, by Woody Musgrove, is a photographic record of the excavators and moments behind...

Ness of Brodgar artist-in-residence Karen Wallis has completed the oil painting she is donating to the 2019 Ness of Brodgar Trust Grand Draw. The painting, pictured above, is just one of a number of...

If you are planning a trip this summer, did you know that you can use #easyfundraising to raise FREE donations for the Ness of Brodgar Trust with over 60 airlines! All money donated goes directly...

If you have visited the Ness, the chances are you will have seen one of the 90,000 pot fragments recovered from the site to date. But if you have ever wondered how these pots...

Ten months have flown past and we’re back on site! It’s a grey, blustery and damp morning and the first task facing the team is the removal of this lot from Trenches J, P (pictured),...

Thanks to everyone who helped the Ness of Brodgar at the Highland Park Legacy of the Ness of Brodgar launch this weekend — the Ness volunteer team; the Stenness Community Association and Happy Valley...