The Ness of Brodgar Project

Take home a Ness of Brodgar carved stone ball

From 2004, 20 years of excavation on the Ness of Brodgar revealed a huge complex of monumental Neolithic buildings from the centuries around 3000BC.

Without parallel in Atlantic Europe, the site’s three hectares are filled with huge stone structures containing spectacular finds.

These made the Ness one of the most important archaeological sites in the world today, changing our understanding of Neolithic Orkney and shining a new light on the prehistory of northern Europe.

Fieldwork ended in 2024 and the focus is now on the post-excavation analysis of the data gathered. This will lead to full publication with much more available online.

In addition, we will continue working with local communities and schools to develop educational and other resources.

The project is mainly funded through the generosity of the public through our two supporting charities, the Ness of Brodgar Trust and the American Friends.

About the Site
The discovery of the Ness complex
Post-excavation
Structures Thirty-Six and Twenty Featured Image

Structures

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 TwentyBuilt around 2900BC, Structure Ten was the last major construction in… Read more
Structures Eight, Seventeen and Eighteen

Structures

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 of… Read more