Skip to content
UHI Archaeology Institute

Archaeology Orkney

UHI Archaeology Institute

  • About Us
    • ORCA
    • Staff
    • Publications
  • Study archaeology
    • Archaeology short courses
    • Undergraduate degrees
    • Taught postgraduate degrees
    • Research degrees
    • Postgraduate dissertations
    • Online options
    • Teaching and Research Facilities
    • Where can I study?
    • Student accommodation
    • Living in Orkney
  • Research
    • Research projects
    • Research degrees
    • Research students
  • Student Stories
    • Archaeology Graduate Stories
  • ORCA
    • Tombs of the Isles
    • From peat spade to tangle trade 
    • Gaan Nort: The oral history of the North Isles
    • Rousay Tales
  • Facebook
  • Menu Item
  • Menu Item
  • Blue Sky

Category: St Magnus Graffiti Project

Picture: Sigurd Towrie
Outreach St Magnus Graffiti Project

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.

By Sigurd TowrieWednesday, December 7, 2022 (8:56am)Wednesday, December 7, 2022 (9:04am)
Continue Reading
Modern mason's mark in St Magnus Cathedral. Antonia Thomas.
Outreach Research St Magnus Graffiti Project

Link: Graffiti hunt finds 600 marks in Orkney’s St Magnus Cathedral

A news story about the St Magnus Cathedral Graffiti Project, which has seen the publication of a leaflet detailing some of the inscriptions found in the 12th century cathedral.

By Sigurd TowrieWednesday, May 4, 2022 (2:52pm)Wednesday, May 4, 2022 (2:54pm)
Continue Reading
St Magnus Cathedral
Outreach Research St Magnus Graffiti Project

Video: Update on the St Magnus Cathedral graffiti community project

Dr Antonia Thomas, a lecturer and researcher at the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute updated the Orkney Archaeology Society (OAS) on the St Magnus Cathedral Graffiti Project last month, and the video is now available.

By Sigurd TowrieThursday, June 3, 2021 (9:38am)Thursday, June 3, 2021 (12:03pm)
Continue Reading
St Magnus Cathedral
Outreach St Magnus Graffiti Project

St Magnus Cathedral graffiti project launched

Archaeologists from the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute have teamed up with Orkney Archaeology Society for an exciting community archaeology project centred on the 870 year old St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall, Orkney.

By seanlisle1Friday, January 18, 2019 (7:53am)Thursday, June 3, 2021 (9:33am)
Continue Reading
Course Details

Archive

Categories

Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.

To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Our Cookie Policy

Archaeology Orkney

UHI Archaeology Institute

  • Facebook
  • Menu Item
  • Menu Item
  • Blue Sky

Contact Us

UHI Archaeology Institute, UHI Orkney, East Road, Kirkwall. KW15 1LX
(01856) 569000
sigurd.towrie@uhi.ac.uk
8am-5pm. Monday to Friday

Links

  • UHI Archaeology Institute website
  • Ness of Brodgar Excavation
  • Ness of Brodgar Facebook
  • The Cairns excavation Facebook
  • Working Stone – the prehistoric stone tools of Orkney
  • Orkney Archaeology Society
  • Orkney.com

Email blog updates

Top Posts & Pages

  • Talking rock art with Antonia...
  • Places to eat and drink in Kirkwall
  • Welcome to Rousay Tales
  • The Cairns
  • Study online and gain an archaeology degree anywhere in the world
  • Coastal erosion in Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
  • A reminder of this summer's dig dates