Category: Iron Age

Another day of finds – including a ring bead, spindle whorl and a ‘secret chamber’.

Today’s update from volunteer digger Emma Feasey.

Work continues apace inside and outside the broch and the adjacent souterrain.

The penultimate week of excavation got under way at The Cairns today.

Torrential rain saw excavation cancelled today, so here’s some more images from day 19.

The weather caused problems again but not before some nice finds and a surprising discovery from the “cells”.

Sunshine and another day replete with finds – including two perforated antler mounts.

After weather curtailed work yesterday, the sun shone on The Cairns today.

Last time Martin updated us with progress inside the broch. Today we take a look at what lies outside…

Site director Martin Carruthers reflects on the first three weeks of the 2025 and looks ahead to the remainder.

Today’s update on The Cairns excavation from BA (Hons) student Grace Honeyman.

Fantastic progress on site and some remarkable finds.

As work continues across the site, it has been another day of multiple finds, including a beautiful piece of worked antler.

Another day of lovely finds, including a stone bead, our first scallop shell and more potential rotary quern fragments.

A day of progress and finds across the site.

A busy start to week two, with a large group of diggers arriving on site.

Site director Martin Carruthers rounds up the first week of excavation at The Cairns.