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Category: Skaill Farmstead

Picture: Bobby Friel
Excavation Skaill Farmstead

Head to Rousay on Saturday for Skaill excavation open day – all welcome!

The ongoing excavations at Skaill farm, Rousay, are hosting an open day this Saturday, July 16.

by Sigurd TowrieWednesday, July 13, 2022 (9:26pm)Saturday, July 16, 2022 (7:22pm)
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Bobby Friel/@takethehighview
Excavation Skaill Farmstead Swandro

Link: Archaeologists in action

A new post from Orkney.com showcasing the two archaeological projects under way in Rousay at present – the Knowe of Swandro and our excavation at Skaill farm.

by Sigurd TowrieTuesday, July 12, 2022 (8:32pm)Tuesday, July 12, 2022 (8:35pm)
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Ness of Brodgar and Skaill
Excavation Ness of Brodgar Skaill Farmstead

Excavations at Skaill farm and Ness of Brodgar resume today

UHI Archaeology Institute research excavations at the Ness of Brodgar, Stenness, Orkney and at Skaill farm, Rousay, resume today, Monday, July 4.

by Sigurd TowrieMonday, July 4, 2022 (6:30am)Sunday, July 3, 2022 (9:18pm)
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Bobby Friel/@takethehighview
Excavation LIFTE Rousay Skaill Farmstead Viking/Norse

Skaill farmstead excavation resumes in July

Excavation at the multi-period settlement site at Skaill, Rousay, resumes in July.

by Sigurd TowrieWednesday, March 9, 2022 (7:00am)Thursday, June 16, 2022 (1:22pm)
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Excavation LIFTE Rousay Skaill Farmstead

Skaill and the Wirk, Rousay: aerial gallery

A selection of drone photographs of Skaill and the Wirk, Rousay, courtesy of Bobby Friel.

by Sigurd TowrieSaturday, July 17, 2021 (1:18pm)Monday, July 26, 2021 (8:17am)
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Bobby Friel/@takethehighview
Excavation LIFTE Rousay Skaill Farmstead Viking/Norse

Skaill and the Wirk, Rousay: Day Nine

Overhead views of the Skaill site, Rousay, on the penultimate day of the 2021 excavation.

by Sigurd TowrieFriday, July 16, 2021 (7:06pm)
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Picture: Sigurd Towrie
Excavation LIFTE Rousay Skaill Farmstead Viking/Norse

Skaill and the Wirk, Rousay: Day Eight

We are starting to wrap things up at Skaill and the Wirk.

by Sigurd TowrieThursday, July 15, 2021 (6:52pm)
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Dan Lee
Excavation LIFTE Rousay Skaill Farmstead Viking/Norse

Skaill and the Wirk, Rousay: Day Seven

The second week is proving really productive at Skaill as we get down into the lower horizons inside and outside the farm buildings.

by Sigurd TowrieWednesday, July 14, 2021 (7:55pm)Wednesday, July 14, 2021 (8:03pm)
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Excavation LIFTE Rousay Skaill Farmstead Viking/Norse

Skaill and the Wirk, Rousay: Day Six

It’s the start if the second week at Skaill and The Wirk.

by Sigurd TowrieMonday, July 12, 2021 (9:55pm)Monday, July 26, 2021 (8:14am)
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LIFTE Rousay Skaill Farmstead Viking/Norse

Rousay excavations from above

Drone footage from last week’s excavations at Skaill and the Wirk courtesy of Bobby Friel (@takethehighview).

by Sigurd TowrieMonday, July 12, 2021 (8:06pm)
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Excavation LIFTE Rousay Skaill Farmstead Viking/Norse

Skaill and the Wirk, Rousay: Day Five

At the end of the first week of the 2021 season, here is today’s excavation update from the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute’s Dan Lee.

by Sigurd TowrieFriday, July 9, 2021 (8:18pm)
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Excavation LIFTE Rousay Skaill Farmstead Viking/Norse

Skaill and the Wirk, Rousay: Day Four

Today’s excavation update from the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute’s Dan Lee.

by Sigurd TowrieThursday, July 8, 2021 (11:06pm)
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Excavation LIFTE Rousay Skaill Farmstead Viking/Norse

Skaill and the Wirk, Rousay: Day Three

Wednesday’s excavation update from the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute’s Dan Lee.

by Sigurd TowrieThursday, July 8, 2021 (6:49am)Thursday, July 8, 2021 (7:57am)
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Excavation LIFTE Rousay Skaill Farmstead Viking/Norse

Skaill and the Wirk, Rousay: Day Two

Today’s Rousay excavation update from the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute’s Dan Lee.

by Sigurd TowrieTuesday, July 6, 2021 (9:22pm)Tuesday, July 6, 2021 (9:38pm)
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Excavation LIFTE Rousay Skaill Farmstead

Skaill and the Wirk, Rousay: Day One

A team from the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute arrived back in Rousay today to resume excavation at the Skaill farmstead and begin work at the Wirk. Here, Dan Lee updates us on today’s progress.

by Sigurd TowrieMonday, July 5, 2021 (9:08pm)Tuesday, July 6, 2021 (9:45pm)
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Bobby Friel.
Excavation LIFTE Rousay Skaill Farmstead Viking/Norse

Archaeologists return to Rousay for Skaill excavation

A team from the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute will be back in Rousay on Monday to resume excavation at the Skaill farmstead.

by Sigurd TowrieFriday, July 2, 2021 (10:22am)Monday, July 5, 2021 (8:44pm)
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  • Picture: Bobby FrielHead to Rousay on Saturday for Skaill excavation open day – all welcome!
    Wednesday, July 13, 2022 (9:26pm)
  • Bobby Friel/@takethehighviewLink: Archaeologists in action
    Tuesday, July 12, 2022 (8:32pm)
  • Ness of Brodgar and SkaillExcavations at Skaill farm and Ness of Brodgar resume today
    Monday, July 4, 2022 (6:30am)
  • Bobby Friel/@takethehighviewSkaill farmstead excavation resumes in July
    Wednesday, March 9, 2022 (7:00am)
  • Skaill and the Wirk, Rousay: aerial gallery
    Saturday, July 17, 2021 (1:18pm)
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