” I’ve been thinking about the archaeological dig at Swandro, on the island of Rousay.”
Holding Back The Waves At The Swandro Dig
Halloween Tales From Orkney: Robert Burns
“Some merry, friendly, country-folks,/Together did convene,/To burn their nits, and pou their stocks,/And haud their Halloween”
Kairds By Card – et al…
“I was very pleased to see on the Ness of Brodgar Trust website, that two sets of greeting cards are now available”
The Islanders of Faray (Pharay), Orkney
The courage of the people of Faray is retold in the story of the trawler ‘Hope’ which broke its anchor chain and landed up on the Holm of Faray on Boxing Day 1908.
A Personal Photo-Time-Line Of The Hall of Clestrain – Part One
” I thought I’d also go back to when Mike and I first visited the Hall of Clestrain, look through our photos, and put together a similar time-line of developments, there.”
The Ness of Brodgar: Possibilities
“I’ve been thinking about the Ness of Brodgar – again – and the wider possibilities of the whole area”
Brochs and Beyond
“In the midst of great change they still need the security and comfort on calling on tradition.” Martin Carruthers Archaeology Institute Orkney College UHI
‘Skara – The Fourth Wave’
“Having just finished ‘Skara – The Fourth Wave’ by Andrew Appleby I thought I’d write of my response to reading this book”
The Varied Beauty of Ancient Beads
“an exceptional glass bead was found when Mine Howe was excavated.”
‘Cup’ Marks – Past and Present
” thinking along the lines of how memories can change or be lost, and how stories, legends and mythologies can develop associated with what we see around us”
