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Ness of Brodgar (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) — News |
Neolithic buildings in Orkney see light of day againArchaeologists have reopened a major ancient settlement in Orkney after Covid-19 stopped work on the site for three years. More info : https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-scotland-62068094 |
Posted by drewbhoy6th July 2022ce |
Clouduhall (Standing Stone / Menhir) — Images (click to view fullsize) |
   
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Posted by markj99 29th June 2022ce |
Clouduhall (Standing Stone / Menhir) — Links |
Canmore ID 9537Clouduhall Standing Stone on Canmore |
Posted by markj99 29th June 2022ce |
Tomb of the Eagles (Chambered Cairn) — News |
Tomb Closed for coming season,but other avenues to be looked at for the future https://www.facebook.com/TomboftheEagles/posts/pfbid0ASDnb2oBjnVJfbgdZsV2kdtd2hyBbJC5TAaPrXUoR5V6MW1DKfYTdFb1Rt2vX4aZl?__cft__[0]=AZVp7M7sXrIc8tmt8Z5WSLRBX908ZbNR7q-wV9nHEF-XtyefAfQBb6nd41oIh1rmJ6o_gcHMJJ9vPZzF1NyXuoIa6z6xsg2M1MV2gdFzpPAUDZM2fnQuXFdG-FRoMdqiMhOwlYxJ_uymIK494-rPnjAdSOJLFNXNkBShO3YHCvgb5A&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R |
Posted by wideford25th June 2022ce |
Ness of Brodgar (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) — News |
‘Every year it astounds us’: the Orkney dig uncovering Britain’s stone age cultureArchaeologists excavating the windswept Ness of Brodgar are unearthing a treasure trove of neolithic villages, tombs, weapons and mysterious religious artefacts, some to be displayed in a blockbuster exhibition If you happen to imagine that there’s not much left to discover of Britain’s stone age, or that its relics consist of hard-to-love postholes and scraps of bones, then you need to find your way to Orkney, that scatter of islands off Scotland’s north-east coast. On the archipelago’s Mainland, out towards the windswept west coast with its wave-battered cliffs, you will come to the Ness of Brodgar, an isthmus separating a pair of sparkling lochs, one of saltwater and one of freshwater. Just before the way narrows you’ll see the Stones of Stenness rising up before you. This ancient stone circle’s monoliths were once more numerous, but they remain elegant and imposing. Like a gateway into a liminal world of theatricality and magic, they lead the eye to another, even larger neolithic monument beyond the isthmus, elevated in the landscape as if on a stage. This is the Ring of Brodgar, its sharply individuated stones like giant dancers arrested mid-step – as local legend, indeed, has it. More: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/feb/15/orkney-ghosts-of-past-world-of-stonehenge-british-museum?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other |
Posted by ryaner15th February 2022ce |
Hillock of Breakna (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) — Images |
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Posted by wideford 4th February 2022ce |
The Five Hillocks (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) — Images |
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Posted by wideford 31st January 2022ce |
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