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Papa Westray

Tombs of the Isles - Papa Westray

Holm Of Papa Westray Centre
Holm Of Papa Westray North
Holm Of Papa Westray South

Orkney’s chambered cairns

Houses of the dead?

Introductory videos

Project introduction

Death and burial in Neolithic Orkney

Death and burial in Neolithic Orkney – part two

Art and architecture in Neolithic Orkney

Passage Grave Art in Orkney’s North Isles

Rock art in the Holm of Papa Westray South

Eday

Calf of Eday Long

Calf of Eday North-West

Calf of Eday South-East

Huntersquoy, Eday

Linkataing, Eday

Sandyhill Smithy, Eday

Withebeir, Eday

Onziebist, Egilsay

Skelbust, Gairsay

Bigland Long, Rousay

Bigland Round, Rousay

Blackhammer, Rousay

Cubbie Roo’s Burden, Rousay

Faraclett Head East, Rousay

Faraclett Head West, Rousay

Kierfea Hill, Rousay

Knowe of Craie, Rousay

Knowe of Lairo, Rousay

Knowe of Lingro, Rousay

Knowe of Ramsay, Rousay

Knowe of Rowiegar, Rousay

Knowe of Yarso, Rousay

Midhowe, Rousay

Taversoe Tuick, Rousay

Egmondshowe, Sanday

Hacksness, Sanday

Hermisgarth, Sanday

Mount Maesry, Sanday

Quoyness, Sanday

Ruthietaing, Sanday

Toftsness, Sanday

Tresness, Sanday

Whale Point, Sanday

Castle Bloody, Shapinsay

Hacksness, Shapinsay

Helliar Holm, Shapinsay

Cutter’s Tooer, Stronsay

Holm of Huip, Stronsay

Lambness, Stronsay

Lochend, Stronsay

Point of Cumley, Stronsay

Stebb Hill, Stronsay

Ward of Houseby, Stronsay

Wart of Kirbuster, Stronsay

Earl’s Knoll, Papa Stronsay

Curquoy, Westray

East Surrigarth, Westray

Fitty Hill, Westray

Knucker Hill, Westray

Pierowall, Westray

Point of Cott, Westray

Powdykes, Westray

The Lum Head (Iphs), Westray

Vere Point, Westray

Holm of Papa Westray Centre

Holm of Papa Westray North

Holm of Papa Westray South

Surveys and reports

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Archaeology Orkney

UHI Archaeology Institute

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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.com

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