Category: Structures
Updated entry for Structure Ten
Our update to the structures section of the website concludes today, with a fully expanded and revised entry for Structure Ten – the last monumental construction at the Ness of… Read more
Structure Fourteen – updated and expanded
Our fully revised entry for Structure Fourteen is now available in the “structures” section.… Read more
Structure One – the heart of the Ness
The updates keep coming and this week we’re focusing on Structure One – the first building found on site over 19 years ago!
The building’s entry in the structures section… Read more
Structure Eight – the ‘many coloured hall’
With the 2022 season a few months away, we’ve been doing some updates across the site.
Today’s is a complete rewrite of Structure Eight’s page, detailing the latest thoughts on… Read more
A detailed look at the life of Structure Twelve
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… Read more
Structure Twenty-Six – an update
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… Read more
Structures Five and Thirty-Two…
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… Read more
Structures Seven, Nine, Twenty-Two and Thirty-Four
Phase Four at the Ness of Brodgar, showing Structures Twenty-Two, Nine, Seven and Thirty-Four in relation to the only other standing buildings, Structures Ten and Twenty-Six.
With these ephemeral structures… Read more
Structures Eleven and Nineteen
Structures Eleven and Nineteen during the third major phase of activity within Trench P.
Around 2900BC, the southern half of Structure Eight had been removed, Structure Ten erected and Structures… Read more
Structures Twenty-One and Twenty-Nine
Structures Twenty-One and Twenty-Nine in relation to the other piered buildings in Trench P.
Structure Twenty-One
The excavated section of Structure Twenty-One, adjacent to Structure One (top).
Schematic showing the… Read more
Structure Sixteen
Occupation Phase Two in Trench P, dating from c3100BC. Structure Sixteen is highlighted in red.
The heavily truncated remains of Structure Sixteen sit directly to the south of Structure Fourteen… Read more
Structures Twenty and Thirty-Six
The earliest phase of activity so far uncovered in Trench P, showing the location of Structures Thirty-Six and Twenty.
Structure Twenty
Built around 2900BC, Structure Ten was the last major… Read more
Structures Twenty-Eight, Twenty-Three and Thirty-Three
The earliest phase of activity so far uncovered in Trench P, showing the location of Structures Twenty-Eight, Twenty-Three and Thirty-Three.
Structure Twenty-Eight
The suspected layout of Structure Twenty-Eight, based on… Read more
Structures Seventeen and Eighteen
The relationship between Structure Eight (in red) and its two predecessors, Structures Seventeen (left) and Eighteen.
The earliest phase of activity so far uncovered in Trench P, showing the location… Read more
Structure Twenty-Seven: A video introduction
A new video introducing the enigmatic Structure Twenty-Seven at the bottom of Trench T.… Read more
