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Iron Age settlement – RCAHMS record no. HY41NE 13 at HY47301621 is believed to cover an area of about forty metres square by including more midden and various lumps and bumps above the shore. In 1972 in the low shore twenty metres west of a ruined lime kin in a seventeen metre exposure the O.S. saw several orthostats and bits of drystane wall as well as a midden 1.3 metres thick. At the west end of this an obvious external wall-face was in 1985 thought to be from some kind of round house, and quite a large one at that. In 1998 the Setter Noust site is described as walling indicative of an early structure and tumbled stone, with pot and bone and burnt stone in the extended midden [
video of Nick Card’s lecture on the Ness of Brodgar
last dig season (with pictures) at Roeberry Barrow, Cantick. Site had everything from square IA barrow back to a small stalled Neolithic tomb
Picture of the “Stone of Ludd”.
exactly as it says in the link orkney...archaeology
rather small image showing topographical survey of centre of ring
site index
stone pic and a few details
Interior 3D panorama
Sigurd’s page updated with links to 2011 plan and two 3D panoramas
Neolithic painting on stones near tomb, with photo example
Unofficial 1969-70 account of University of York Newark excavation, mostly Norse and mediaeval. Now including photos and ground-plans of chamber and chapel, further notes in preparation.
HHosting a 1m28s YouTube video..
Expanded article by ORCA’s site excavator.
most up-to-date info on 2 week emergency dig (nothing on last days but more than video diary)
Video diary of excavation now includes season 2
Maes Howe and Dwarfie Stane, starting about 19mins through episode 5.
Preview of next week’s “The Orcadian” with pics including entrance passage.
Skara Brae, Links of Noltland dig, some of Ring of Brodgar, teeny bit of Stones of Stenness
[IE no good for this video on my PC, Firefox worked]
history, pics and blog
loads of photos taken from the new RCAHMS book of aerial photos, plenty to drool over
Sigurd’s article on latest discoveries
The ‘unadorned’ side of this with location (site also shown supermposed on O.S.)
available till next week, about 25mns in Nick Card on the various buildings etc
photo of Neolithic art in Sigurd’s article
Sigurd’s report on The Cairns of the Bu
Ness of Brodgar 2006 excavations with pictures
a site that parallels and complements Mine Howe.
FOAT page with link to order form for splendid A4 booklet with mucho photographios 2000-2005
The official Orkney Islands Council department
Sigurd’s latest with photograph of what is now known (at least for now) to be Middle Iron Age rather than LIA metalworking house
Orkney Islands Council will be gradually putting online guides and walks for all areas of Orkney. So far walks in West Mainland, Stronsay and Sanday can be viewed/downloaded.
Journal of 2002 excavation of tomb.
A-Z of which this is a sub-trail A-Z of archaeology terms with definitions over many pages
Webpage about Scholes Wood with photo and good description.
Sigurd’s take on them with photos.
Angus and Moray also covered. An amazingly comprehensive service that includes downloadable leaflets, stone circle trail, photo gallery, image links from NMRS etc.
Sula Diving’s crannog project. Photos prior to work
with pic from 2002 excavation
A description of the site.
Research and excavation of Neolithic and Beaker enclosures at Belle Tout.
site excavation with brief mention of kerb cairn
Excavations of Colvend crannog now believed built on kerb cairn
Aerial photo of Mine Howe locale.
chamber photo