
“In 1982 I was the coordinator and navigator for an aerial archaeology flight. “
“In 1982 I was the coordinator and navigator for an aerial archaeology flight. “
An online talk brought to you be the team at Kilmartin Museum on Thursday 21st, at 7pm will explore the topic with Sophie Flynn of Treasure Trove Scotland
Open from 11th of July is a new exhibition at the Maeshowe Visitor Centre revealing the finds and the story from the Ness of Brodgar excavation nearby in the Heart of Neolithic Orkney
The excavation is open to the public on weekdays, from 9.30am-4.30pm till August 17 2022. And there is free parking on the site too.
It is a 14th-18th century pre-contact Yup’ik village with exceptionally well-preserved organic remains.
Monument Monitor is a citizen science project – visitors are asked to send in their images of the Ring of Brodgar and other sites across Scotland.
A core part of the project was involving local people in exploring this theme and learning new skills.
“For someone who’s built the first astronomically aligned stone circle in the British Isles for over 3000 years, my growing acquaintance with them has been a long-drawn-out process. “
“The site, which was in use from the Norse period until the 19th century, is also the home to a large Norse hall.”
“We used to live in Gloucestershire, just outside Stroud, and nearby on the escarpments are a range of ancient sites”