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Ness of Brodgar Ancient Village or Settlement in Orkney at HY303129
Posted by Andy B on Tuesday, 24 July 2012
Condition: 2 , Ambience: 4 , Access: 4 , Accuracy: 4 (Our Pic) 55 News and Comments


Brymer Round Barrow(s) in Orkney at HY503060
Posted by howar on Friday, 21 October 2011
Condition: 3 , Ambience: 2 , Access: 1 , Accuracy: 4 (Our Pic) 4 News and Comments


Barnhouse Settlement Ancient Village or Settlement in Orkney at HY307127
Posted by Drewparsons on Thursday, 22 September 2011
Condition: 3 , Ambience: 5 , Access: 4 , Accuracy: 5 (Our Pic) 4 News and Comments


Stenness Stone Circle in Orkney at HY307125
Posted by Andy B on Wednesday, 23 June 2010
Condition: 5 , Ambience: 5 , Access: 5 , Accuracy: 5 (Our Pic) 12 News and Comments


Ring of Brodgar Stone Circle in Orkney at HY294133
Posted by Andy B on Wednesday, 23 June 2010
Condition: 5 , Ambience: 5 , Access: 5 , Accuracy: 5 (Our Pic) 37 News and Comments


Possibly man-made stone structures found in seas off Orkney
Posted by Andy B on Thursday, 17 December 2009
(Other Pic) 4 News and Comments


Polus Tumuli Barrow Cemetery
Posted by AlexHunger on Sunday, 13 April 2008
Condition: 3 , Ambience: 4 , Access: 5 , Accuracy: 3 (Our Pic) No Comments


Gurness Broch or Nuraghe in Orkney at HY383268
Posted by C_Michael_Hogan on Sunday, 02 December 2007
Condition: 3 , Ambience: 5 , Access: 4 , Accuracy: 4 (Our Pic) 9 News and Comments


Burroughston Broch Broch or Nuraghe in Orkney at HY540210
Posted by C_Michael_Hogan on Sunday, 07 October 2007
Condition: 3 , Ambience: 3 , Access: 3 (Our Pic) 1 comment


Iron Age Scots had Fur Farms
Posted by coldrum on Wednesday, 06 December 2006
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Knowes of Trotty Barrow Cemetery in Orkney at HY341175
Posted by howar on Monday, 11 September 2006
Condition: 3 , Ambience: 4 , Access: 1 (Our Pic) 6 News and Comments


Brodgar Farm Chambered Tomb Chambered Tomb in Orkney at HY302129
Posted by Andy B on Thursday, 07 September 2006
(No Pic) 4 News and Comments


Knap of Howar Ancient Village or Settlement in Orkney at HY483518
Posted by PaulH on Tuesday, 26 July 2005
Condition: 5 , Ambience: 5 , Access: 3 , Accuracy: 5 (Our Pic) 5 News and Comments


Mesolithic Orkney settled ?
Posted by howar on Wednesday, 11 May 2005
(Other Pic) 1 comment


Orkney World Heritage Site research agenda available online
Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, 23 March 2005
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Emergency excavation after January storms uncover Bronze Age site
Posted by orkneyjar on Saturday, 19 February 2005
(Other Pic) 1 comment


Ring of Brodgar to feature on stamp Stone Circle in Orkney
Posted by Andy B on Saturday, 19 February 2005
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Divers confirm presence of two more Orkney crannogs
Posted by orkneyjar on Monday, 13 September 2004
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After centuries of anectodes, prehistoric Orkney forest confirmed
Posted by orkneyjar on Monday, 13 September 2004
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Death, burial and metalworking at Westray's Knowe o' Skea
Posted by orkneyjar on Thursday, 09 September 2004
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Fourteenth Orkney International Science Festival gets underway
Posted by howar on Thursday, 02 September 2004
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Mystery of Iron Age woman with rings on her toes
Posted by vicky on Friday, 13 August 2004
(Other Pic) 1 comment


Orkney’s prehistoric secrets unearthed
Posted by vicky on Thursday, 01 July 2004
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rhesus negative blood among Europeans
Posted by MikeMcNamara8 on Tuesday, 22 June 2004
(Other Pic) 424 News and Comments


St. Peter's Kirk Ancient Village or Settlement in Orkney at HY536042
Posted by howar on Thursday, 03 June 2004
Condition: 3 , Ambience: 2 , Access: 2 (Our Pic) 2 News and Comments


St. Peter's Bay Mound Broch or Nuraghe in Orkney at HY537045
Posted by howar on Thursday, 03 June 2004
Condition: 2 , Ambience: 2 , Access: 3 , Accuracy: 4 (Our Pic) 1 comment


Re-evaluating stone circles Stone Circle in Orkney
Posted by vicky on Thursday, 13 May 2004
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Dr Colin Richards' Lost Weekend Stone Circle in Orkney
Posted by Andy B on Sunday, 18 April 2004
(Other Pic) 3 News and Comments


Ongoing geophysics project continues to reveal secrets of Brodgar
Posted by Andy B on Friday, 20 February 2004
(Other Pic) 1 comment


Grain Earth House Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House) in Orkney at HY442117
Posted by howar on Thursday, 05 February 2004
Condition: 4 , Ambience: 4 , Access: 3 (Our Pic) 4 News and Comments


Winter Solstice Maeshowe Webcam
Posted by Andy B on Sunday, 21 December 2003
(Other Pic) 5 News and Comments


Brodgar Peninsula shows Orkney was largest ceremonial site in Britain
Posted by Andy B on Saturday, 08 November 2003
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Wideford Hill Chambered Tomb in Orkney at HY409121
Posted by Steveco on Monday, 23 June 2003
Condition: 4 , Ambience: 5 , Access: 2 , Accuracy: 5 (Our Pic) 12 News and Comments


Stone 'O Quoybune Standing Stone (Menhir) in Orkney at HY254263
Posted by Andy B on Friday, 13 September 2002
Condition: 4 , Ambience: 3 , Access: 3 , Accuracy: 4 (Our Pic) 1 comment


Dwarfie Stane Chambered Tomb in Orkney at HY244005
Posted by Steveco on Friday, 30 August 2002
Condition: 5 , Ambience: 5 , Access: 3 (Our Pic) 2 News and Comments


Minehow Knowhow: Evidence, experiment, experience
Posted by Andy B on Friday, 26 April 2002
(Other Pic) 2 News and Comments


Maes Howe webcam back for another winter solstice!
Posted by Andy B on Friday, 30 November 2001
(Other Pic) 1 comment


Megalithic Portal Update: 24th April 2001
Posted by Andy B on Tuesday, 24 April 2001
(Other Pic) 1 comment


 
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Site Type Selection
Ancient Cross 346 73%
Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry 158 45%
Ancient Palace 39 76%
Ancient Temple 635 69%
Ancient Trackway 97 58%
Ancient Village or Settlement 2415 41%
Artificial Mound 567 30%
Barrow Cemetery 929 52%
Broch or Nuraghe 859 38%
Burial Chamber (Dolmen) 5634 35%
Cairn 994 54%
Cairn (Clava) 7 85%
Carving 132 93%
Castro 531 4%
Causewayed Enclosure 66 31%
Cave or Rock Shelter 917 28%
Chambered Cairn 472 66%
Chambered Tomb 1571 59%
Cist 220 24%
Class I / Class II Hybrid Pictish Symbol Stone 4 100%
Class I Pictish Symbol Stone 121 61%
Class II Pictish Symbol Stone 28 67%
Class III Pictish Cross Slab 26 53%
Court Tomb 49 51%
Crannog 53 50%
Cursus 313 2%
Early Christian Sculptured Stone 176 53%
Henge 149 48%
Hill Figure 34 58%
Hillfort 1417 56%
Holed Stone 23 78%
Holy Well or Sacred Spring 1234 66%
Long Barrow 1518 36%
Marker Stone 72 48%
Misc. Earthwork 354 40%
Modern Stone Circle / Monolith 273 85%
Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue 151 66%
Museum 617 48%
Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature 499 65%
Not Known (by us) 84 40%
Passage Grave 1093 47%
Polissoir 99 31%
Portal Tomb 50 86%
Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle 114 51%
Pyramid / Mastaba 184 29%
Ring Cairn 154 42%
Rock Art 1463 52%
Rock Cut Tomb 188 65%
Rock Outcrop 40 80%
Round Barrow(s) 2492 49%
Round Cairn 112 52%
Sculptured Stone 382 61%
Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House) 61 57%
Standing Stone (Menhir) 3526 58%
Standing Stones 819 62%
Stone Circle 2093 51%
Stone Fort or Dun 253 41%
Stone Row / Alignment 607 46%
Timber Circle 88 28%
Turf Maze 20 70%
Vitrified Fort 10 70%
Wedge Tomb 74 83%

Most popular pages in this category
1. rhesus negative blood among Europeans
2. Ness of Brodgar
3. Ring of Brodgar
4. Stenness
5. Gurness
6. Knap of Howar
7. Barnhouse Settlement
8. Burroughston Broch
9. Wideford Hill
10. Minehow Knowhow: Evidence, experiment, experience
11. Winter Solstice Maeshowe Webcam
12. Re-evaluating stone circles
13. Grain Earth House
14. Maes Howe webcam back for another winter solstice!
15. Knowes of Trotty
16. Dwarfie Stane
17. Dr Colin Richards' Lost Weekend
18. Mesolithic Orkney settled ?
19. Brymer
20. Polus Tumuli
21. Stone 'O Quoybune
22. Emergency excavation after January storms uncover Bronze Age site
23. St. Peter's Bay Mound
24. St. Peter's Kirk
25. Brodgar Farm Chambered Tomb

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