Orkney Islands Council’s annual archaeological grant has re-opened for applications, with a deadline of November 30, 2022.
The £40,000 grant scheme offers assistance to archaeology projects in Orkney, £20,000 of which is ring-fenced for work in the county’s outer isles.
Eight applications were approved in November 2021 covering:
- Ness of Brodgar Excavations.
- The Cairns / Windwick Bay Archaeological Field Project.
- Swandro 2022 (part of Orkney Gateway to the Atlantic: Rousay, Egilsay and Wyre: An Archaeological Study of Resource Exploitation, Sustainability and Resilience from the Neolithic to the Late Norse).
- Skaill farm excavation (Landscapes of Change: Archaeologies of the Rousay Clearances and the Westness estate).
- Scar: Survey of a Viking Boat Burial in Sanday and assessment of the wider context.
Councillors on the OIC’s development committee will consider this year’s applications in January 2023.
For details on how to apply contact the OIC economic development department on (01856) 873535.
