Dig team back on site at Swartigill after mid-season break
The excavation team at the Iron Age site at Swartigill, in Caithness, are back on site after their four-day long-weekend break.
Category: Excavation
Skaill farm – a student’s experience of the excavation field school
Undergraduate student Sarah James reports on her experience over the two-week excavation field school at Skaill farm, Rousay.
Crossing to Caithness for last dig of the season
Excavation resumes at Swartigill, Caithness, tomorrow – running until September 8.
Skaill farm excavation – week three update
As the trenches at Skaill farm, in Rousay, are closed for another year, project co-director Dan Lee reflects on another successful season.
Skaill farm excavation – week two update
The end of our second week finished with a glorious day of sunshine and the site open day on Saturday, enjoyed by over 60 visitors from Rousay, Orkney and beyond.
UHI Students reveal more of the ‘Great Wall’ at Ness of Brodgar fieldschool
Our two-week fieldschool at the Ness of Brodgar came to an end yesterday, with the students achieving, admirably, what site director Nick Card tasked them to do – open a trench extension and expose another section of the “Great Wall of Brodgar”.
Head to Rousay this Saturday for 2023 open day at Skaill farm dig
The ongoing excavations at Skaill farm, Rousay, are hosting an open day this Saturday, July 22, 2023.
Skaill farm excavation – week one update
The end of the first week at Skaill saw the trenches reopened and new excavations started, focusing on the range of buildings below the surviving 19th century farm – the earliest phases of which could be late medieval.