Seminar – ‘Out of the Round: Continuity and connection to landscape in hut circle communities’
On Friday evening, Hannah Genders Boyd will present the next in our series of monthly online seminars.
Category: Iron Age
Swartigill dig diary 2021 – it’s all go as excavation prepares for final few days
Friday greeted us with a misty morning, a fresh foresty smell in the air and the purple heather flowers glimmering with dew as we made our way to the site.
Scenes from Swartigill – and don’t forget the excavation open day
Swartigill dig diary 2021 – sunshine, site tours and brilliant archaeology
As we move through the penultimate week of this year’s dig, the excavations at Swartigill are moving along at a good pace.
Swartigill dig diary 2021 – quern rubber uncovered in Structure A
We were joined on site this morning by some of the pupils from Watten Primary School who were very enthusiastic, and who really enjoyed having the opportunity to get involved and take part in their first archaeological dig.
Swartigill dig diary 2021 – view from the trenches
The tenth day of the 2021 excavation at the Burn of Swartigill started with a perfect blue morning. Going to “work” was a pleasure.
Swartigill dig diary 2021 – visiting schoolchildren see archaeologists in action
Today was the first of many visits by the local schools. The first of the season this year was the P6-7 class of Lybster Primary. The class was first shown around the site and introduced to Iron Age Swartigill Burn. Alannah Edwards reports…
Swartigill dig diary 2021 – a very productive day on site
It was a somewhat fresh, cool start to the morning today which, despite the contrast to last week’s glorious sunshine, has not dampened the spirits of the team. Holly Young reports…
Burn of Swartigill excavation 2021 – week one update
We are one week into this season’s excavation at the Burn of Swartigill, Caithness, and it’s time for an update on progress on site.
Burn of Swartigill excavation 2021 – the site from above
With the second week of excavation at the Burn of Swartigall, Caithness, getting under way today, here are a few photographs of the Iron Age site from last week.
Congratulations Hannah! Institute’s first MRes passes with flying colours
University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute research postgraduate student Hannah Genders Boyd has been awarded her Masters by Research (MRes) – the institute’s first.
Archaeologists resume excavation at Caithness Iron Age site next week
On August 23, 2021 archaeologists from the UHI Archaeology Institute, aided by volunteers, will return to the Burn of Swartigill Iron Age site in Caithness. Ahead of the 2021 excavation season, Rick Bartongives us an update on the project so far.
Pictish Cross found in Sanday, Orkney
Orkney’s county archaeologist, Julie Gibson, features in the above video alongside an 8th-10th Century AD Pictish symbol stone found in Sanday last month.
Excavation team returning to Swartigill Iron Age site on August 23
The University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute, in partnership with the Yarrows Heritage Trust, are preparing for a fifth season of excavation at the Burn of Swartigill in Thrumster, Caithness.