The Ness of Brodgar Excavation

Category: Stones of Stenness

The Standing Stones of Stenness, looking north-west towards the Ness of Brodgar. (Sigurd Towrie)

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Time for the old house to die? – henges and houses in the Neolithic

“The first decayed and new ones were made. And in time the new ones became old, yet still they were rings of timber – though now the rings were trimmed posts raised within a bank and ditch that made a wider circle…” Bernard Cornwell: Stonehenge By Sigurd Towrie Over the past few weeks, we have looked at expedient architecture, in particular the idea that some Neolithic buildings may have been hastily built, perhaps dismantled or simply left to become ruinous.… Continue reading
Stones of Stenness, Orkney

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The Stones of Stenness

“At Stennis, where the Loch is narrowest, in the midle, having a Causey of stons over it for a bridge, there is, at the South end of the bridge, a Round set about with big smooth stons or Flaggs (without anie engraving) of about twenty foot high above ground, six foot broad and a foot or two thick.“… Continue reading