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Orkney Excavations 2013

Written by OAS Membership Secretary. Posted in Information

The following is a list of Orkney 2013 archaeological excavations that the OAS has been made aware of.

More details of each will be published as they become available:

 

Smerquoy,Firth     (Orkney College)
                                                   11th May  to 25th May  2013.   Excavation of a suspected Neolithic settlement site
                                                   The excavation teams BLOG may be found by following this link.
 
Cairns ,Windwick, South Ronaldsay    (ORCA)
                                                    17th June to 12th July 2013
                                                    Site OPEN DAY Friday 5th July 10am to 3pm
                                                                          OAS member's tour at 10 am
                                                    See The Cairns Website http://www.orkneyjar.com/archaeology/thecairns/ 
Ness of Brodgar (ORCA)
                                                    15th July to 23rd August 2013
                                                    (Open to Public 17th July to 22nd August)
                                                    See the N.O.B Website  http://www.orkneyjar.com/archaeology/nessofbrodgar/ 
Green Farm Eday (B.E.V.A.R.S)
                                                    18th May to 29th June
                                                    13th July to 24th August
                                                    See B.E.V.A.R.S website http:/www./bevars.org.uk
 
Links of Notland, Westray              
                                                  EASE Archaeology are due to resume the excavation this year, but as yet
                                                  we have no details or dates.
 
Details of additional excavations will be published here once they are announced.