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Neolithic grind stone ‘older than Skara Brae’ ploughed up The 200kg quernstone was uncovered by Chris Gee near Saverock, St Ola, earlier this month. More info : https://news.stv.tv/highlands-islands/neolithic-grind-stone-older-than-skara-brae-ploughed-up?noq Comments (1)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by drewbhoy 29th April 2021ce

Mystery of prehistoric skeleton found by farmer close to Skara Brae on Orkney A well-preserved skeleton which could be more than 4,000 years old has been found by a farmer close to Skara Brae on Orkney. More info : https://www.scotsman.com/heritage-and-retro/heritage/mystery-of-prehistoric-skeleton-found-by-farmer-close-to-skara-brae-on-orkney-3140939 Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by drewbhoy 20th February 2021ce

Archaeologists have discovered a Neolithic settlement 'on par' with the world famous Skara Brae A 5,000-year-old settlement has been discovered in the Bay of Skaill, Orkney It could rival the world famous Skara Brae and give new insights into ancient life It was found after coastal erosion unearthed animal bones and a carved stone The site is already under serious risk from climate change and rising sea levels ... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by drewbhoy 11th February 2021ce

9 possible BA figurines found Found during work at the Finstown sub-station "A team from ORCA Archaeology, carrying out exploratory excavations at the proposed site of an electrical substation development in Orkney, has unearthed nine, half-metre tall stone-carved objects." https://www.orkney.com/news/finstown-finds plenty of lovely images shown Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by wideford 6th December 2019ce

Firth settlement compared to Ness of Brodgar A geophysics image produced for an investigation at Redland in the parish of Firth of a site occupied ~3300-2000BCE clearly shows a boundary around round houses, and this wall/ditch has been compared by those concerned with the Great Wall at the Ness of Brodgar in the parish of Stenness. http://orkneyarchaeologysociety.org.uk/index.php/features/redlands-investigtion Comments (1)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by wideford 23rd April 2013ce

a Wideford Hill site re-discovered ? "Orkney Today" and "The Orcadian" of June 4th 2009 report the discovery of a potential tomb at Heathfield, beehive shaped and built straight into the bedrock. There is a lintelled space opposite the corbelled cell... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by wideford 4th June 2009ce Edited 4th June 2009ce

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BROUGH OF BIRSAY SAFE CROSSING Radio Orkney has discontinued their early morning tide times for tourists to reach the Brough of Birsay. Their system took three-and-a-half hours off the Kirkwall low tide and then allowed five hours for safe crossing. Ocassionally this proved conservative but on very rare occasions folk still got stuck. The reports will be resumed when/if a more reliable method is found. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by wideford 13th May 2010ce

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On the Ness of Brodgar website, in the first of Sigurd Towrie's article on long cairns, one such is suggested as possiby being one on Outer Holm. There is a long low hillock next to the circular remains of a mill mound, but a look on Bing Satellite holds out little hope, all I see is a few very linear features on the 'site' - pity as I often photograph the place. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by wideford 29th March 2021ce

Ness of Brodgar (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) — News

Orkney Neolithic project to carry out final digs An archaeology project is to make its final excavation of a 5,000-year-old Neolithic site in Orkney next year. More info : https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy05zdvv1zjo Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by drewbhoy 9th March 2023ce

New discoveries at Orkney's Ness of Brodgar Neolithic site Whale bones and some of the UK's oldest steps are among new finds unveiled at the famous Ness of Brodgar Neolithic settlement in Orkney. More info : https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-62594500 Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by drewbhoy 19th August 2022ce

Neolithic buildings in Orkney see light of day again Archaeologists 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 Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by drewbhoy 6th July 2022ce

‘Every year it astounds us’: the Orkney dig uncovering Britain’s stone age culture Archaeologists 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 Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by ryaner 15th February 2022ce

Hillock of Breakna (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) — Images (click to view fullsize)

Posted by wideford 4th February 2022ce

Maeshowe (Chambered Tomb) — Links

Winter Solstice at Maes Howe Cairn Winter Solstice at Maes Howe Cairn. Interesting information to be listened to from the professor and the expert on Scandinavian runes. But it is 41 minutes long. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by moss 21st December 2021ce

Tammaskirk (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) — Links

St Thomas's Kirk, Hall Of Rendall Broch (Iron Age)(Possible), Settlement (Period Unassigned), Carved Stone Ball, Unidentified Pottery (Iron Age) Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Howburn Digger 14th October 2021ce

Tammaskirk (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) — Images

Posted by wideford 13th October 2021ce