The Overbigging enclosure – an ‘elaborate and rather enigmatic monument’
Neolithic or later? A look at the large ditch-and-bank enclosure, near Overbigging, about 480 metres north-west of Maeshowe …
A henge at Staneyhill in Harray?
Another large ditch-and-bank enclosure in Orkney’s West Mainland. But is it actually a Neolithic ‘henge’? …
Was there more to Neolithic ‘dressers’ than just a set of shelves?
In the years since Skara Brae’s excavation, there has been much debate over the role, and significance, of the so-called “dressers” that have become icons for the site …
Video: The dead of winter – Maeshowe and the solstice
Today, Saturday, December 21, is the winter solstice – a day inextricably linked to Maeshowe in Stenness …
A mile or so north west of the Ring of Brodger, the ditched enclosure known as the Ring of Bookan comprises a flat-bottomed ditch surrounding an oval, raised platform …
Wasbister settlement and disc barrow
During the Bronze Age, people gravitated towards the sites of already ancient monuments to bury their dead. As a result, clusters of barrow mounds can often be found around chambered cairns and other Neolithic monuments …
The knowes, howes and barrows around the Ring of Brodgar
Although the Ring of Brodgar dominates the surrounding area, the stone circle is but the tip of an archaeological iceberg …
Bookan chambered cairn – Bronze Age reuse of a Neolithic structure
At some point in the Neolithic a small, multi-chambered structure was built on high ground at the north-western end of the Ness of Brodgar …
Geophysics hints at Iron Age chamber in the monumental midden mound
Results from the 2025 geophysical surveys suggests that the circular Iron Age structure that once stood on the Trench T midden mound could have been associated with an underground chamber …
