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Appiehouse Standing Stone / Menhir |
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Berrydale Round Barrow(s) |
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Breckness Broch (Destroyed) |
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The Brecks Cairn(s) |
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Broch of Borwick Broch |
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Broch of Burgar Broch |
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Broch of Gurness Broch |
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Broch of Lingro Broch (Destroyed) |
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Brockan Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork |
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Brough of Bigging Cliff Fort |
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Burgar Chambered Cairn |
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Burrian Broch Broch |
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Burrian (Corrigall) Broch |
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Burrian (Russland) Broch |
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Costa Hill Round Barrow(s) |
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Crantit Souterrain |
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Dale Souterrain |
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Deepdale Standing Stones |
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Dounby House Round Barrow(s) |
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East House Round Barrow(s) |
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The Fairy Knowe Chambered Cairn |
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Grain Souterrain Souterrain |
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20 sites The Great Sacred Monuments of Stenness |
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Grimston Broch |
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Grind Round Barrow(s) |
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Gyre Barrow / Cairn Cemetery |
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Harraymen's Graves Stone Row / Alignment |
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Henge Round Barrow(s) |
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The Hillock Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork |
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Hillock of Breakna Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork |
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Hill of Heddle Round Barrow(s) |
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4 sites The Howe Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork |
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Howe Harper Cairn(s) |
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Hundland Hill Round Barrow(s) |
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Hurkisgarth Round Barrow(s) |
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Ingshowe Broch Broch |
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Kirbister Hill Barrow / Cairn Cemetery |
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Knowes of Howana Round Barrow(s) |
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1 site Knowes of Lingro Round Barrow(s) |
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Knowes of Trotty Cairn(s) |
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Knowes of Yonbell Cairn(s) |
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Knowe of Angerow Round Barrow(s) |
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Knowe of Buckquoy Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork |
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1 site Knowe of Crustan Round Barrow(s) |
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Knowe of Dishero Broch |
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Knowe of Geoso Chambered Cairn |
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Knowe of Grugar Broch |
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Knowe of Makerhouse Burnt Mound / Fulacht Fia |
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Knowe of Midgarth Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork |
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Knowe of Nebigarth Barrow / Cairn Cemetery |
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Knowe of Nesthouse Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork |
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Knowe of Skorn Chambered Cairn |
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Knowe of Stenso Broch |
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Knowe of Verron Broch |
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Konger's Knowe Round Barrow(s) |
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Leafea Standing Stones |
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Linga Fold Barrow / Cairn Cemetery |
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Lingrow Chambered Tomb (Destroyed) |
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Linnahowe Artificial Mound (Destroyed) |
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Loch of Clumly Broch (Destroyed) |
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Lower Arsdale Carving |
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Lyde Road Round Barrow(s) |
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Millhouse Round Barrow(s) |
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Mittens Round Barrow(s) |
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Nether Bigging Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork |
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Nettletar Broch |
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Newan Chambered Cairn |
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North Biggin Broch |
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Oxtro Broch Broch (Destroyed) |
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Oyce of Isbister Round Barrow(s) |
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Peterkirk Broch (Destroyed) |
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Pickaquoy Cairn(s) |
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Pickaquoy Artificial Mound |
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1 site Point of Buckquoy Round Barrow(s) |
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Point of Onston Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork |
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Quanterness Chambered Tomb |
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1 site Queena Fjold Barrow / Cairn Cemetery |
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Quholm, Burn of Una Burnt Mound / Fulacht Fia |
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Quinni Moan Round Barrow(s) |
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Quoyelsh Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork |
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Quoys Chambered Cairn |
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Redland North Chambered Cairn |
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Redland South Chambered Cairn |
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Rennibister Souterrain |
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Rosemount and Easthouse Round Barrow(s) |
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1 site Saverock Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork |
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Shennar Howe Cairn(s) |
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Skara Brae Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork |
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Snaba Hill Round Barrow(s) |
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Spurdagrove Standing Stone / Menhir |
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1 site Stackrue Broch Stone Fort / Dun |
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Stanerandy Standing Stone / Menhir |
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2 sites Staney Hill Standing Stone / Menhir |
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Stockan Cairn(s) |
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2 sites Stones of Via Burial Chamber |
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Tingwall Broch (Destroyed) |
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Unstan Cairn(s) |
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Vestrafiold Cairn(s) |
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Vetquoy Round Barrow(s) |
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Vola Round Barrow(s) |
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Voy Crannog |
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Voy Burnt Mound / Fulacht Fia |
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Wheebin Standing Stone / Menhir |
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Wideford Barrow / Cairn Cemetery |
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Wideford Hill Chambered Cairn |
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Burn of Cruland Standing Stone / Menhir |
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The Cairns, Hall of Ireland Cairn(s) |
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Crossiecrown Cairn(s) |
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Graystane Standing Stone / Menhir |
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Harproo Dyke |
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Harray Viewpoint Broch |
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Loch of Boardhouse Standing Stone / Menhir |
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Loch of Skaill Niche Natural Rock Feature |
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Lower Hobbister Artificial Mound |
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Maesquoy Standing Stones |
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Nabban Cist |
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Nether Crantit Souterrain |
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Skaill Church Standing Stones |
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Skaill road Standing Stones |
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South Seatter Standing Stones |
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Standing Stones Hotel Chambered Cairn |
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St. Magnus's Well Sacred Well |
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Upper Garson Standing Stones |
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Wasdale Crannog |
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Wideford Hill Dyke |
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Firth settlement compared to Ness of Brodgar A geophysics image produced for an investigation at Redland in the parish of Firth of a site occupied ~3300-2000BCE clearly shows a boundary around round houses, and this wall/ditch has been compared by those concerned with the Great Wall at the Ness of Brodgar in the parish of Stenness. http://orkneyarchaeologysociety.org.uk/index.php/features/redlands-investigtion |
Posted by wideford23rd April 2013ce |
a Wideford Hill site re-discovered ?"Orkney Today" and "The Orcadian" of June 4th 2009 report the discovery of a potential tomb at Heathfield, beehive shaped and built straight into the bedrock. There is a lintelled space opposite the corbelled cell... continues... |
Posted by wideford 4th June 2009ce Edited 4th June 2009ce |
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BROUGH OF BIRSAY SAFE CROSSING Radio Orkney has discontinued their early morning tide times for tourists to reach the Brough of Birsay. Their system took three-and-a-half hours off the Kirkwall low tide and then allowed five hours for safe crossing. Ocassionally this proved conservative but on very rare occasions folk still got stuck. The reports will be resumed when/if a more reliable method is found. |
Posted by wideford 13th May 2010ce |
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Knowe of Midgarth (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) — Images (click to view fullsize) |
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Posted by wideford 2nd May 2013ce |
Hillock of Breakna (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) — Images |
  
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Posted by wideford 1st May 2013ce |
Wasdale (Crannog) — Fieldnotes |
| With the lochan low went over causeway yesterday, seemed even more exposed than last time I managed to do this. To call it a causeway is to over-egg the pudding as it is more a line of stepping stones (warning -halfway across you have to jump onto the edge of a slab to get between stones). Saturday I had the feeling that the stones could be re-used from the original prehistoric structure on the islet, perhaps when the kirk was founded. Looking back along the mound's northern side from the far end there is a kind of stepping to the turf - one of the two contenders for causing this is a broch of course |
Posted by wideford 7th April 2013ce |
The Fairy Knowe (Chambered Cairn) — Images |
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Posted by Billy Fear10th March 2013ce |
Knowe of Buckquoy (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) — Images |
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Posted by wideford 27th February 2013ce |
The Standing Stones of Stenness (Stone Circle) — Images |
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Posted by wideford 18th February 2013ce |
Salt Knowe (Round Barrow(s)) — Images |
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Posted by wideford 18th February 2013ce |
Wasbister Disc Barrow (Round Barrow(s)) — Images |
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Posted by wideford 18th February 2013ce |
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