The Cairns dig diary – day five
Site director Martin Carruthers rounds up the first week of excavation at The Cairns.
Special lecture as part of virtual St Magnus Way pilgrimage
UHI Archaeology Institute lecturer Dr Sarah Jane Gibbon was recently invited to give a lecture to an English church congregation as part of their annual parish pilgrimage.
The Cairns dig diary – day four
A day of steady progress across the site and a spectacular find to end the day.
The Cairns dig diary – day three
Day three at The Cairns and the finds begin emerging…
The Cairns dig diary – day two
Cleaning and preparatory work continued today, with a few nice organic finds around Structure B2.
The Cairns dig diary – day one
Back on site for the penultimate season of excavation.
Back to South Ronaldsay as The Cairns gets dig season under way
Our excavation season gets under way on Monday when a team of diggers return to The Cairns Iron Age site in South Ronaldsay, Orkney.
Video: Neolithic Orkney at Archaeological Research in Progress conference
The recordings of two talks from the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Archaeological Research in Progress 2025 conference in Edinburgh on May 3, 2025.
Research poster earns Gary top spot
PhD student Gary Lloyd took top spot for his research poster at the recent Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Research Student Symposium (NEBARRS) at Bradford University.
SGSAH funding sets another two UHI postgraduates on the path to a PhD
We are delighted to confirm that another two of our postgraduate students are on the road to a PhD following successful funding applications from the Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities (SGSAH).
Holm broch talk and archaeological show-and-tell this weekend
The UHI Archaeology Institute’s Martin Carruthers and Amanda Brend will be in Holm on Saturday, outlining the results of geophysical surveys at the Loch of Ayre Iron Age broch.
New report on 1985 chambered cairn excavation dedicated to lead archaeologist
ORCA has published a report of the 1985 re-excavation of the Vinquoy chambered cairn, dedicating it to the late Jacqui Marwick, who led the operation.
Cateran ecomuseum launches cultural heritage story map following UHI assessment report
The Cateran ecomuseum has produced an interactive story map based on a cultural heritage assessment undertaken by the UHI.
2025 Orkney Archaeology Review published
The annual Orkney Archaeology Review, published by Orkney Archaeology Society, has been arriving through members’ letterboxes this week.
Institute director back in front of the TV cameras for new documentary
UHI Archaeology Institute director Professor Jane Downes was back in front the the TV cameras this week. She was joined by actor Jason Watkins and historian Tracy Borman at the Ring of Brodgar and Skara Brae for a forthcoming Channel Five documentary.
Sanday survey sites added to industrial heritage pages
ORCA’s surveys at Whale Point, the Holms of Ire and Whitemill Bay in Sanday, carried out as part of the From Peat Spade to Tangle Trade industrial heritage project are now online.
Video: Blomuir chambered cairn update at archaeology society talk
The recording of the Orkney Archaeology Society (OAS) talk in which Dr Hugo Anderson-Whymark gave an update on the 2024 excavation season at the Blomuir chambered cairn, Holm, Orkney.
MRes student begins researching Easter Ross symbol stone
UHI Archaeology Institute student Michael Zambon has started a Masters by Research (MRes) investigating an Pictish symbol stone found in an Easter Ross graveyard in 2019.