£300,000 is to be spent at the Stones of Stenness, in the Heart of Neolithic Orkney to upgrade car parking facilities and improve the pathways network.
Conserving the Heart of Neolithic Orkney
Ring of Brodgar: Do People Really Care?
It was only a few days ago that one of the standing stones at Orkney’s ancient Ring of Brodgar was vandalised in the most recent case of graffiti to appear on them
The Brodgar Graffiti Project – Sunday 3rd Feb. 2019
“reading of the St. Magnus Graffiti Project got me thinking about all the graffiti I’ve noticed on the stones at the Ring of Brodgar “
Thoughts on Being an Independent Part of a Collective
“It took a while for anyone to notice, then Prof. Colin Richards noticed, that the types of stone used at the Ring of Brodgar, were different, as you work your way round the circle. “
Poetry Corner: Solstice 2012
a catching of breath/expectation/scarcely perceptible/not Christmas/just Gaia/shifting
A Good News Story: Tourism and Archaeology in Orkney
In a recent visitor survey 53% of respondents said they chose Orkney as a destination because of the archaeology it has
‘Tis the season to see fungi – 10
At the Ring of Brodgar – Name that fungi number 10
Ring of Brodgar Update – September 2018
The site is the most visited place on Orkney and is frequented not just by visitors but by locals too.
Poetry Corner: Equinox
“Wind blows through the Ring of Brodgar,”
Protecting our Heritage for Future Generations
“A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.”
