Remarkable discoveries during week two of Swartigill dig
It’s been another exciting week of excavation at the Iron Age Swartigill site, with some remarkable finds and intriguing developments within the structures.
Category: Swartigill
Hitting the ground running on first week of Swartigill Iron Age dig
A summary of the first week of excavation at Swartigill, Caithness, from director Rick Barton.
Back to Swartigill for eighth season of excavation
We’re back at Swartigill, in Caithness, from August 18 until September 5, to continue excavating a fascinating Iron Age settlement.
2023 ‘Brochtoberfest’ talks are now available online
The recordings of the 2023 Brochtoberfest talk are now available online.
Dig team back on site at Swartigill after mid-season break
The excavation team at the Iron Age site at Swartigill, in Caithness, are back on site after their four-day long-weekend break.
Norwegian student crosses the North Sea for two-month ORCA placement
Norwegian postgraduate student Maria Winther Sørensen has joined the ORCA team this week for a two-month internship.
Crossing to Caithness for last dig of the season
Excavation resumes at Swartigill, Caithness, tomorrow – running until September 8.
Excavation at The Cairns gets this summer’s dig season under way
Our 2023 dig season kicks off today, with a full team returning to The Cairns Iron Age site.
Give archaeology a go – volunteer opportunities at this summer’s Swartigill dig
Volunteer opportunities available at the Burn of Swartigill excavation, Caithness, in August and September.
Swartigill’s 2023 excavation dates set
A team from the UHI Archaeology Institute will be back at the Burn of Swartigill from August 14 until September 8.
A look back at Swartigill 2022
A flash back to the tail end of the summer and the excavation of the Iron Age site at Swartigill, Caithness.
Swartigill dig diary 2022 – week two
The excavation of the Swartigill Iron Age settlement has reached the end of its second week, and we have had some exciting finds and made a lot of progress.
Spectacular Iron Age bead is Swartigill excavation’s find of the day
The star find at the ongoing Swartigill excavation yesterday must be this little flash of colour and decoration straight from the Iron Age! It is a half fragment of a beautifully decorated glass
Swartigill dig diary 2022 – week one
At the end of our first week of excavation at the Swartigill Iron Age settlement, we are already starting to see some intriguing features within the structures, and tantalising traces of things to come.
Archaeologists back at Swartigill Iron Age site next week
The UHI Archaeology Institute begins its sixth season of excavation at the Burn of Swartigill on Monday, August 15.
A look at the Burn of Swartigill dig
With the 2022 season at Swartigill, Caithness, due to start next month, here are two videos from the excavation director Rick Barton to whet your appetite.
The significance of the ‘miniscule’ blue beads from Swartigill
Recent post-excavation work, processing soil samples excavated from Swartigill, has revealed several beautiful and tiny pieces of Iron Age jewellery. Not one, not two, but three blue glass beads!
Unravelling the story of an Iron Age site – a Swartigill post-excavation update
With winter upon us, the focus of the Swartigill project has turned towards post-excavation. This is a good opportunity for a recap of what we know about the site as it stands.