“That’s people, that’s humans. We like to make our mark, and we do so, sometimes in ways which are laudable, and sometimes in ways which are not.”
Making Our Mark
Weather Watchers: The Ring of Brodgar
In the (not so bleak) Mid Winter
The Heart of Neolithic Orkney Celebrates 20 Years as a UNESCO Site
This week The Heart of Neolithic Orkney has been celebrating its 20th birthday as a World Heritage Site.
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!”
Gates at Brodgar: Conservation V Tourism
“While we recognise that fencing and gating can be visually intrusive, it has been necessary to install a robust structure to withstand the high winds in Orkney.”
Butterflies, Bees and Brodgar
Even when the Ring of Brodgar is hotching with visitors you can still find places away from the madding crowds.
Climate Change and its Impact on the Heart of Neolithic Orkney
“There exists the potential for a single extreme event destroying part of Skara Brae”
The Ring of Brodgar, Orkney
If you can – choose when you visit
Conserving the Heart of Neolithic Orkney
£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.
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
