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Open Day – from above!

Sunday, July 15, 2018 (8:57 PM)

A few shots of the site, and one of the Ring of Brodgar, from Professor Scott Pike’s drone this morning…

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Please note: The fieldwork element of the Ness of Brodgar project ended in August 2024 and the excavation site is now closed to the public. Our focus is now on post-excavation analysis and publication.

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