Orkney has more than its fair share of brochs (aka Iron Age Roundhouses). Some are in a fine state of repair, some, just grassy mounds in the landscape.
BROCHTOBERFEST! – 2019!!!
‘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 OAS Review!
“The Review brings together articles about all kinds of aspects of archaeology, from all kinds of people.”
The Ness of Brodgar: Possibilities
“I’ve been thinking about the Ness of Brodgar – again – and the wider possibilities of the whole area”
The Cairns Broch Continues to Amaze Archaeologists
The vessel itself is the oldest wooden bowl yet found in Orkney
Calling All Brochaholics!!!
“The exhibits were a good example of the ‘human’ side of archaeological excavations. “
The Digger’s Weather Forecast
“here’s hoping for some perfect digging weather……….”
Signs of the Times – At the Ring of Brodgar
“We parked in the car park, walked along the board walk, crossed the road, and, on the entrance gate to the path, saw the first of the new signs – one which I heartily approve of!”
Orkney’s Superb 2000 Year Old Wooden Bowl
“Perhaps archaeologists have been guilty of overplaying the scarcity of wood in Scotland’s Northern Isles.”
‘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”
