Stronsay launch for North Isles industrial heritage project
The first in a series of events to launch a new project looking at the industrial heritage of Orkney’s North Isles takes place in Stronsay next week.
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Tombs of the Isles – the Knowe of Lairo, Rousay
A selection of scanned photographs from 1936 have been added to the Knowe of Lairo entry in our Tombs of the Isles resource.
Tombs of the Isles – photographs added to the Knowe of Ramsay
We’ve been going through the archives again, this time adding pictures of the Rousay’s Knowe of Ramsay to the Tombs of the Isles listing.
Talking St Magnus on ‘Scotland’s Sacred Islands’ TV programme
Dr Sarah Jane Gibbon is one of the guests on the next episode of the television programme Scotland’s Sacred Islands with Ben Fogle.
Tombs of the Isles – Knowe of Yarso excavation photographs from 1934
Photographs of the 1934 excavation of the Knowe of Yarso, Rousay, have been added to our Tombs of the Isles resource.
‘Gaan Nort’ – capturing the oral history of Orkney’s North Isles
Our new website section outlining a project to capture the oral history of Orkney’s North Isles is now available.
Lost Neolithic chambered cairn unearthed in Orkney’s East Mainland
In August and September, excavation in the East Mainland parish of Holm revealed the remains of a Maeshowe-type chambered cairn.
OIC archaeology fund open for project applications
Orkney Islands Council’s annual archaeological grant has re-opened for applications, with a deadline of November 30, 2023.
Tombs of the Isles – photographs from the 1932-34 Midhowe excavations
Photographs from the 1932-34 excavations at Midhowe have been added to its Tombs of the Isles entry.
‘From peat spade to tangle trade’ – new project to investigate North Isles’ industrial heritage
A new ORCA-led project to research Orkney’s industrial heritage in the North Isles is about to get under way.
Iron Age in the spotlight at 2023 ‘Brochtoberfest’
Orkney Archaeology Society’s annual Brochtoberfest event this weekend places the focus firmly on the Iron Age.
Video: Rock art in the Holm of Papa Westray South
The fifth, and final, talk in our Tombs of the Isles series sees Dr Antonia Thomas discuss the rock art in the Holm of Papa Westray South chambered cairn.
Free talk in Contin to outline results of church geophysical surveys
The results of geophysical surveys carried out around the Contin parish church are the subject of a free public talk on Thursday evening.
Archaeology, archives and anemometers – a look at Orkney’s energy landscapes
The Orkney Renewable Energy Forum (OREF) is hosting a talk by ORCA’s Dan Lee, in Kirkwall, tomorrow evening, October 3.