Free marine energy walkshop in Fittie
Join artist Kirsty Russell and archaeologist Dan Lee to explore marine energy sites and stories in Fittie, on Saturday, October 3, for a TRANSECTS creative walking event.
Category: Outreach
Archaeology Festival: Exploring the story of wind energy in Orkney
On a suitably blustery day, ORCA’s Dan Lee was joined by Neil Kermode (Orkney Renewable Energy Forum) on walk/talk on Orkney wind energy history in the West Mainland this afternoon.
Archaeology Festival: Talking Childe and Skara Brae with Colin Richards
Professor Colin Richards will deliver the David Drever Memorial Lecture at the 2026 Orkney Archaeology Festival tomorrow evening, Thursday, September 10.
Archaeology Festival: Orkney’s submerged landscapes
Associate Professor Scott Timpany is leading a walk to the Bay of Ireland, Stenness, on Thursday afternoon, September 10, as part of the Orkney Archaeology Festival.
Archaeology Festival: Emerging research at the institute
Some of our PhD students will give presentations on their ongoing research at an event at UHI Orkney on Thursday, September 10, as part of the second OAS Orkney Archaeology Festival.
Art and architecture at the Ness of Brodgar – a talk by Associate Professor Antonia Thomas
The recording of Associate Professor Antonia Thomas’ recent Orkney Archaeology Society talk.
Pondering the future of Orcadian dialect at science festival event
Dr Sarah Jane Gibbon teams up with Dr Tom Rendall to ponder the future of Orcadian dialect in an Orkney Science Festival event in Kirkwall this afternoon, Thursday, September 3.
Focus on traditional Orkney food on opening day of 2026 science festival
The 2026 Orkney International Science Festival gets under way tomorrow, with an event in UHI Orkney looking at traditional food in the county.
Dig into the Ness as part of 2026 Orkney Science Festival
‘Ness Day’ is just one of many events on the horizon as part of the Orkney Science Festival and Orkney Archaeology Festival.
Second Orkney Archaeology Festival programme now online
The programme for the second Orkney Archaeology Festival (September 9-13) is now available online.
Funding secured to expand digital archaeology across Outer Hebrides
The team behind the award-winning Uist Virtual Archaeology Project have been awarded funding for a new three-year digital heritage interpretation project in the Outer Hebrides.
Walk the coast of North Ronaldsay with ‘Thirteen Stone Miles’ project
The first in a series of four walks around North Ronaldsay, following the route of the island’s sheep dyke, takes place this Thursday, June 6.
Project takes to the fields in search of early prehistoric activity in Stronsay
We’ve been out in Stronsay for a two-day fieldwalking exercise looking for evidence of the island’s early prehistory.
Explore Neolithic art at free workshops in Shapinsay, Sanday and Westray
Shapinsay and Sanday residents can look forward to a free talk and workshop exploring Neolithic rock art in Orkney later this month.
‘Tombs of the Isles’ walk to Vinquoy chambered cairn
Our Tombs of the Isles project is back out in Eday next week, when Dan Lee will lead a walk to the Vinquoy chambered cairn.
Link: Marks of devotion – exploring historic graffiti in St Magnus Cathedral
Marks of devotion: exploring historic graffiti in St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall – an article on Current Archaeology’s The Past website outlining the St Magnus Cathedral Graffiti Project.
Virtual archaeology project picks up three achievement awards
The Uist Virtual Archaeology Project has been shortlisted for two awards in the 2022 Archaeological Achievement Awards.
Raggie’s quest for tales of places and surnames
Dr Ragnhild Ljosland updates us on her “Vikings, Pirates, and Shipwrecked Princesses” project.
Free art and archaeology workshop in Papay looks at Neolithic rock art
Rock art in Neolithic Orkney is the subject of a talk by Dr Antonia Thomas in Papa Westray tomorrow evening, Friday.
Antonia will be joined by ORCA’s Chris Gee for a workshop on Saturday, November 19, looking at the inspiration, materials and methods used in the creation of Neolithic art.
A date for your diary – Rousay Archaeology Day this weekend
Head to Rousay on November 19, and join the archaeologists from the UHI Archaeology Institute for a day of activities and talks – including the launch of a new podcast.