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Tag: Heritage Lottery Fund

Stromness from the Sea
Marine archaeology Outreach

‘Listening to the Piers’ exhibition at Stromness Museum

The dynamic story of Stromness’ many piers, collected during the project through stories, drawings, photographs and artefacts, will be exhibited in the entrance porch of Stromness Museum from Saturday, November 4, to December 31, 2017.

By seanlisle1Tuesday, October 24, 2017 (5:54am)Tuesday, March 30, 2021 (4:38pm)
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Archaeology Mapping Magnus Outreach

Mapping Magnus Dates for the Diary 2

By Dan LeeWednesday, August 30, 2017 (12:30am)Wednesday, September 6, 2017 (5:15am)
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Excavation Outreach Rousay Skaill Farmstead

A summer of archaeology in Rousay

Dan Lee, Dr Ingrid Mainland, Dr Jen Harland and Dr Sarah Jane Gibbon from the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute, together with a team of local volunteers and schoolchildren, embarked on a programme of archaeology in Rousay, Orkney over the summer 2017.

By seanlisle1Tuesday, August 15, 2017 (11:09pm)Monday, March 15, 2021 (11:52am)
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Archaeology Kirkwall THI

Day 2 & 3 Kirkwall Dig.

By seanlisle1Thursday, May 19, 2016 (9:41am)Monday, May 6, 2019 (3:00pm)
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Archaeology Kirkwall THI

First dig in Kirkwall since 1978 starts today

By seanlisle1Monday, May 16, 2016 (11:04am)Monday, May 6, 2019 (3:00pm)
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Archaeology Fieldwalking Outreach

Fieldwalking in Orkney: end of week one

Despite some seasonal weather, the first week of fieldwalking in the Orkney World Heritage Site buffer zone has finished and six fields have been walked to the east of the Loch of Harray.

By seanlisle1Friday, March 11, 2016 (11:22am)Wednesday, March 31, 2021 (2:45pm)
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Fieldwalking Outreach

Orkney World Heritage Site fieldwalking project secures £9,900 lottery grant

The Orkney World Heritage Site Fieldwalking Project: Learning About Archaeology Amongst Orkney’s World-famous Monuments, has secured a £9,900 National Lottery grant to undertake archaeological fieldwalking in the Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site Buffer Zone.

By Dan LeeMonday, February 22, 2016 (1:00pm)Wednesday, March 31, 2021 (2:53pm)
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Excavation Mesolithic

Eating out in Skye 8000 years ago

Nut shells found during an archaeological dig in Skye were from the hunter gatherer period more than 8,000 years ago, tests have confirmed.

By seanlisle1Tuesday, February 9, 2016 (12:50pm)Wednesday, March 31, 2021 (3:36pm)
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Archaeology Kirkwall THI

Kirkwall THI

By seanlisle1Friday, December 4, 2015 (10:47am)Monday, May 6, 2019 (3:15pm)
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