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Category: ORCA

Shoreline kelp. (📷 Sigurd Towrie)
Industrial Heritage ORCA

Industrial heritage project summary available to download and a look at kelp in North Ronaldsay

An article from Margret Rorie on the keep industry in North Ronaldsay and link to the industrial heritage summary report.An article from Margaret Rorie on the 19th century kelp industry in North Ronaldsay and link to the industrial heritage project summary report.

By Sigurd TowrieThursday, February 20, 2025 (10:21am)Tuesday, March 18, 2025 (3:22pm)
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Industrial Heritage ORCA

Milling complex added to North Ronaldsay industrial heritage page

ORCA’s survey of Millhouse, North Ronaldsay, carried out as part of the From Peat Spade to Tangle Trade industrial heritage project, is now online.

By Sigurd TowrieTuesday, February 4, 2025 (11:51am)Tuesday, February 4, 2025 (11:51am)
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Industrial Heritage ORCA

First of the North Ronaldsay industrial heritage surveys available online

The first North Ronaldsay site surveys, carried out as part of the ‘From Peat Spade to Tangle Trade’ industrial heritage project, are now online.

By Sigurd TowrieThursday, January 30, 2025 (12:35pm)Thursday, January 30, 2025 (12:43pm)
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Shapinsay Gas House (ORCA)
Industrial Heritage ORCA

Surveying Shapinsay’s industrial heritage

The survey report on the Balfour Village gasometer, carried out as part of ORCA’s North Isles industrial heritage project.

By Sigurd TowrieTuesday, December 3, 2024 (10:57am)Thursday, December 5, 2024 (2:26pm)
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Industrial Heritage ORCA

Eday site surveys get the industrial heritage ball rolling

The first of the ORCA Industrial heritage surveys are now online – Fersness quarry and Redhouse in Eday.

By Sigurd TowrieTuesday, November 26, 2024 (11:32am)Tuesday, November 26, 2024 (11:59am)
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Industrial Heritage ORCA

Explore the sounds of past industry at free North Isles workshops

Explore the sounds of industrial spaces at free workshops in Shapinsay, Stronsay, North Ronaldsay and Sanday.

By Sigurd TowrieMonday, October 7, 2024 (10:40am)Monday, October 14, 2024 (11:12am)
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Stone crusher near Neven, North Ronaldsay. (📷 Dan Lee)
Industrial Heritage ORCA

September industrial heritage survey days in Eday and North Ronaldsay

The ‘Peat Spade to Tangle Trade’ project is in Eday on September 2-3 and North Ronaldsay on September 5-6, to carry out fieldwork and record key industrial sites. Join Dan Lee and Sean Bell for the latest activities for the project.

By Sigurd TowrieMonday, August 26, 2024 (10:48am)Monday, September 2, 2024 (11:34am)
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ORCA Rousay

‘Rousay Tales’ gets creative in final episode of the podcast

Rousay has been a creative place for millennia and this is the subject of the final podcast of the series.

By Sigurd TowrieFriday, June 7, 2024 (8:20am)Friday, June 7, 2024 (8:34am)
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(📷 Dan Lee)
ORCA Outreach

Walk the coast of North Ronaldsay with ‘Thirteen Stone Miles’ project

The first in a series of four walks around North Ronaldsay, following the route of the island’s sheep dyke, takes place this Thursday, June 6.

By Sigurd TowrieMonday, June 3, 2024 (7:22am)Wednesday, June 5, 2024 (1:51pm)
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Into the howe (Sigurd Towrie)
ORCA Rousay

Penultimate ‘Rousay Tales’ delves into religion, folklore and superstition

From trows to walking stones…the penultimate episode of the new Rousay Tales podcast – Believing – is available now.

By Sigurd TowrieFriday, May 31, 2024 (9:02am)Friday, May 31, 2024 (4:32pm)
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Tombs of the Isles featured
Neolithic ORCA Tombs of the Isles

‘Tombs of the Isles’ report and free leaflet/map available to download

The final report of the Tombs of the Isles project and a free poster map/leaflet now available to download.

By Sigurd TowrieTuesday, May 28, 2024 (9:39am)Tuesday, May 28, 2024 (3:38pm)
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Sheep Featured Image
ORCA Rousay

Farming from prehistory onwards is the focus of this week’s ‘Rousay Tales’

Episode Four of Rousay Tales looks at farming in the island – from 5,000 years ago to the present day.

By Sigurd TowrieFriday, May 24, 2024 (8:00am)Friday, May 24, 2024 (8:38am)
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Drying Fish. (📷 Sigurd Towrie)
ORCA Rousay

Going fishing in episode three of ‘Rousay Tales’ podcast

‘Fishing’, the third episode of the new Rousay Tales podcast is available now.

By Sigurd TowrieFriday, May 17, 2024 (8:44am)Friday, May 17, 2024 (11:21am)
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Arriving in Rousay. (📷 Sigurd Towrie)
ORCA Rousay

Travel on land and sea in second episode of ‘Rousay Tales’ podcast

‘Travelling’, the second episode of the new Rousay Tales podcast is out now.

By Sigurd TowrieFriday, May 10, 2024 (9:10am)Wednesday, June 5, 2024 (11:41am)
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ORCA

Applications invited for relief site assistant and project officer posts at ORCA

The Orkney Research Centre for Archaeology (ORCA) is looking to add a relief site assistant and project officer to its list of supply staff.

By Sigurd TowrieThursday, May 9, 2024 (12:00pm)Thursday, May 9, 2024 (12:57pm)
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Industrial Heritage ORCA

Industrial heritage project moves to next phase after island launch events

Project leaders Dan Lee and Sean Bell update us on the progress of the ORCA industrial heritage project so far.

By Sigurd TowrieMonday, May 6, 2024 (8:06am)Tuesday, May 7, 2024 (10:05pm)
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Skaill Farm (Dan Lee)
ORCA Rousay

Sit back and enjoy – new ‘Rousay Tales’ podcast series launches with a look at ‘Dwelling’

The first episode of a new podcast looking at life in Rousay, past and present, is now live.

By Sigurd TowrieFriday, May 3, 2024 (8:15am)Wednesday, June 5, 2024 (11:47am)
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North Ronaldsay beacon (Dan Lee)
Industrial Heritage ORCA

Industrial heritage project launches end with event in North Ronaldsay

The last of the launch events for ORCA’s new industrial heritage project takes place in Rousay today, Monday, April 29, 2024.

By Sigurd TowrieMonday, April 29, 2024 (8:51am)Monday, April 29, 2024 (9:28am)
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