Midhowe Broch cared for by Historic Environment Scotland, is free to visit and well worth the effort to get to.
Midhowe Broch, Rousay
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
Orkney’s Superb 2000 Year Old Wooden Bowl
“Perhaps archaeologists have been guilty of overplaying the scarcity of wood in Scotland’s Northern Isles.”
Brochtoberfest III
On Sunday (today) there will be a guided tour at 11am of the Broch of Gurness, now becoming increasingly popular as a tourist site.
The Cairns: The Broch Continues to Reveal its Secrets
Some of the jewellery produced was of extremely high quality
Iron Age Orkney: Evidence of a New Social Structure?
This was a time of great social change in Northern Scotland
