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Grimsay, Bagh Nam Feadhag
Trip No.17 Entry No.8 Date Added: 24th Sep 2022
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (North Uist)
Visited: Saw from a distance
Grimsay, Bagh Nam Feadhag submitted by markj99 on 21st Mar 2021. Grimsay Wheelhouse
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Stenness
Trip No.5 Entry No.6 Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 3rd May 2002
stenness submitted by Andy B on 3rd May 2002.
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Log Text: Across the land bridge from Brodgar and framing Maeshowe - Episode Three of BBC's History of Ancient Britain
Skara Brae
Date Added: 17th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 12th Dec 2004
Skara Brae submitted by Andy B on 12th Dec 2004. A dweller's eye view.
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Ring of Brodgar
Trip No.5 Entry No.5 Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 18th Dec 2004
Ring Of Brodgar submitted by Andy B on 18th Dec 2004. Image taken one evening in about 1995
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Log Text: Several shots in Episode Three of BBC's History of Ancient Britain
Knowe of Gullow
Date Added: 17th Sep 2010
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 18th Apr 2010
Knowe of Gullow submitted by Creative Commons on 18th Apr 2010. Knowe of Gullow (Broch)
One of at least eight brochs within two miles of here.
Copyright Ian Balcombe and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
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Northfield Broch
Date Added: 17th Sep 2010
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 19th Apr 2010
Northfield Broch submitted by Creative Commons on 19th Apr 2010. Northfield Broch from the west
View of the mound which contains the collapsed remains of the broch.
Copyright David Wyatt and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence.
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Lamb Head Broch
Date Added: 17th Sep 2010
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 20th Apr 2010
Lamb Head Broch submitted by Creative Commons on 20th Apr 2010. Part of the wall of this broch is still visible, but most of it is buried in a shapeless mound.
Copyright Rob Burke and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
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Ness of Woodwick
Date Added: 28th Dec 2010
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 20th Nov 2010
Ness of Woodwick submitted by Creative Commons on 20th Nov 2010. Broch at the Craig of Ritten
This one, as is often the case, has a beautiful situation. It is one of several nearby, the largest by far being that at Gurness, 3 km to the NE. They are of course, a Pictish construction.
Copyright Ian Balcombe and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence
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Ness of Brodgar
Trip No.4 Entry No.6 Date Added: 12th Jun 2015
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Aug 2013
Ness of Brodgar submitted by dodomad on 2nd Aug 2013. One side of the newly discovered carved stone from the Ness of Brodgar.
Image Credit: Orca
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Log Text: OK this site wasn't actually in the Ancient History of Britain programme but I wanted a link to all our sites in Orkney as Neil visited to look at the Orkney vole.
Maes Howe
Trip No.5 Entry No.4 Date Added: 23rd Feb 2011
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Would like to visit
Maes Howe submitted by Victor Reijs on 9th Jun 2002. Winter solstice sunset at Maes Howe
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Log Text: Shown first from the air in Episode Three of BBC's History of Ancient Britain
Watch Stone (Orkney)
Trip No.5 Entry No.13 Date Added: 23rd Feb 2011
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Would like to visit
Watch Stone (Orkney) submitted by swatson on 18th Jul 2004. Situated 170m NNW of the Stones of Stennes is the Watch Stone; an impressive monolith 5.6m high, dating back to the 3rd millenium BC.
OS HY306125
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Log Text: Shown briefly in Episode Three of BBC's History of Ancient Britain
Gurness
Trip No.7 Entry No.5 Date Added: 7th Apr 2011
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Would like to visit
Broch of Gurness submitted by steveco on 24th Feb 2002. Broch of Gurness HY382268. Another well preserved Broch.
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Log Text: Neil Oliver visits this classic broch from approx 600BC in BBC's History of Celtic Britain
Banks Chambered Tomb
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 24th Jun 2011
Banks Chambered Tomb submitted by Andy B on 24th Jun 2011. Drawing the north cell lintel, looking northwest. Photo copyright: ORCA
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Knowe of Swandro
Date Added: 11th Jan 2013
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 24th Jul 2012
Knowe of Swandro submitted by Andy B on 24th Jul 2012. Julie Bond from the University of Bradford points out the corbelled cell discovered on the morning of BBC Radio Orkney's visit
Photo copyright BBC Radio Orkney
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Stenness
Trip No.10 Entry No.5 Date Added: 4th Jun 2016
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes
Stenness submitted by SandyG on 10th Oct 2015. The three tallest stones. (2nd June 2015).
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Ring of Brodgar
Trip No.10 Entry No.8 Date Added: 4th Jun 2016
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes
Ring Of Brodgar submitted by obscureed on 18th Apr 2007. Ring of Brodgar -- a magnificent stone circle, Orkney.
Category A
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Woodside, Hill of Drimmie
Date Added: 17th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Perth and Kinross)
Visited: Yes on 21st Aug 2010
Woodside, Hill of Drimmie submitted by dodomad on 21st Aug 2010. The Horse Stone (Outlier)
Photo by Natalie Gray
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Scottish Crannog Centre
Trip No.8 Entry No.4 Date Added: 14th Apr 2011
Site Type: Museum
Country: Scotland (Perth and Kinross)
Visited: Would like to visit
Scottish Crannog Centre 007 submitted by Andy B on 18th Jan 2004. The guide tells us about the excavations and building of the reconstruction before taking us inside the crannog.
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Log Text: Reconstructed crannog shown on BBC History of Celtic Britain
Clach na h-Iobairt
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Perth and Kinross)
Visited: Yes on 14th Jun 2011
Clach na h-Iobairt submitted by Creative Commons on 14th Jun 2011. Standing Stone at House of Bruar
Copyright Elliott Simpson and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence.
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Nether Tullicro
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Perth and Kinross)
Visited: Yes on 14th Jun 2011
Nether Tullicro submitted by Andy B on 14th Jun 2011. Standing Stone, Nether Tullicro
Neolithic to Bronze Age.
Copyright Mick Garratt and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence.
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