Category: Structures

Working through the website a few weeks ago, it became clear that the information on Structure Twelve was sorely lacking! The building, possibly once one of the most stunning on site – and certainly one of the most complicated to excavate, deserved more a more detailed account.… Continue reading

The next update to our pages covering the different structures in the Ness of Brodgar complex is now live. This week, we cover Structure Twenty-Six, the later building between Structures Ten, Twelve and Thirty.… Continue reading

Our understanding of Structures Five and Thirty-Two in Trench J advanced considerably during the 2021 excavation season. As a result, we’ve updated the Structure Five page and added a new one to cover what’s known about Thirty-Two.… Continue reading

We conclude our journey through the lesser known buildings at the Ness with the twilight years of the Neolithic complex. Around a century after it was erected, Structure Ten was the focus of the site.… Continue reading

We turn now to a later phase of activity in Trench P. Around 2900BC, the southern half of Structure Eight had been removed, Structure Ten erected and Structures Twelve and One remodelled.… Continue reading

The large curving wall face belonging to Structure Thirty protrudes from the edge of Trench P to the south-east of Structure Twelve.… Continue reading

Structure Twenty-One To the west of Structure One, and protruding from the side of Trench P, is Structure Twenty-One’s northern wall.… Continue reading

The heavily truncated remains of Structure Sixteen sit directly to the south of Structure Fourteen in Trench P. Measuring approximately five metres by three metres, and aligned northwest-southeast, it seems this small building was an outbuilding associated with Fourteen.… Continue reading

The third part of a series looking at the lesser-known buildings at the Ness of Brodgar excavation site. Structure Thirty-Six When Structure Fourteen was constructed in the northern corner of Trench P, it was placed exactly over the top of the dismantled remains of its predecessor, Structure Thirty-Six.… Continue reading

The second part of our series looking at the lesser-known buildings at the Ness of Brodgar, continues with three early constructions in the south-eastern section of Trench P – Structures Twenty-Eight, Twenty-Three and Thirty-Three.… Continue reading

One of the most commonly asked questions by visitors to the excavation is about the the structure numbers – how they are allocated and what do they represent?… Continue reading