
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.
The ongoing excavations at Skaill farm, Rousay, are hosting an open day this Saturday, July 16.
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.
UHI Archaeology Institute research excavations at the Ness of Brodgar, Stenness, Orkney and at Skaill farm, Rousay, resume today, Monday, July 4.
Excavation at the multi-period settlement site at Skaill, Rousay, resumes in July.
A selection of drone photographs of Skaill and the Wirk, Rousay, courtesy of Bobby Friel.
Overhead views of the Skaill site, Rousay, on the penultimate day of the 2021 excavation.
We are starting to wrap things up at Skaill and the Wirk.
The second week is proving really productive at Skaill as we get down into the lower horizons inside and outside the farm buildings.
It’s the start if the second week at Skaill and The Wirk.
Drone footage from last week’s excavations at Skaill and the Wirk courtesy of Bobby Friel (@takethehighview).
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.
Today’s excavation update from the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute’s Dan Lee.
Wednesday’s excavation update from the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute’s Dan Lee.
Today’s Rousay excavation update from the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute’s Dan Lee.
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.
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.