Archaeology further afield

(📷 Tristan Thorne)

Link: 3d model of Neolithic structure at Spurness, Sanday

A 3d model of a substantial Neolithic structure under excavation in Sanday, Orkney …
The Stone of Setter from above. (📷 Jim Rylatt)

Around the Stone of Setter, Eday

The Stone of Setter, one of Orkney’s most impressive monoliths, towers over a landscape dotted with prehistoric remains at the northern end of Eday …
(📷 Sigurd Towrie)

Video: Eday’s Setter Stone from above…

A short video from Jim Rylatt showing the Stone of Setter in the Eday landscape …
(📷 Sigurd Towrie)

Maesry – another Maeshowe-type chambered cairn in Sanday?

Maesry is a suspected Maeshowe-type chambered cairn on Start Point – a small tidal island off the north-eastern tip of Sanday …
The Tomb of the Eagles (📷 Sigurd Towrie)

First of the planned Tomb of the Eagles updates now online

The first of a series of updates looking at the Isbister stalled cairn in South Ronaldsay – the Tomb of the Eagles – is now online …
Rowiegar plan.

The Knowe of Rowiegar – Neolithic burials with Iron Age modifications

The Knowe of Rowiegar, Rousay – built in the Neolithic and re-used in the Iron Age …