Excavation Neolithic Northern Exposure Sanday

Spurness 2026 – dig diary day four

By Sigurd TowrieThursday, July 23, 2026 (9:25pm)Thursday, July 23, 2026 (9:25pm)

Trench cleaning, filming and a couple of great finds.

Cleaning the trench after uncovering. (📷 Holly Young)

All the covers are off now and the Spurness team are working on taking the remains of the turf off the new trench extension.

During this we’ve had a couple of fling finds and a flaked stone bar.

Fragment of a flaked stone bar. (📷 Holly Young)

Removing the last of the turf from the trench extension. (📷 Holly Young)

UHI Archaeology Institute student Anna with her flint find. (📷 Holly Young)

Professor Jane Downes and Sanday resident Jackie Sinclair being filmed by Jackie's son, Gregor, for a film on the excavation. (📷 Holly Young)

Flint all round. Annie with her find today. (📷 Holly Young)