Progress at The Ness of Brodgar……And Swandro Too…. The Beacon….. From ‘Unbound’….
by Bernie Bell - 09:24 on 14 July 2023
Progress at The Ness of Brodgar……
This left my head spinning….
https://www.nessofbrodgar.co.uk/2023-day-six/
There’s just so much there – it’s no wonder they need to take a break after next year.
Then…more bones…
https://www.nessofbrodgar.co.uk/2023-day-eight/
My previous ramblings about bones…
http://www.spanglefish.com/berniesblog/blog.asp?blogid=16371
And THEN….
https://www.nessofbrodgar.co.uk/2023-day-nine/
Re. the ‘Holy Stone’ – as well as The Odin Stone, what also springs to mind is the Holy Stone found pretty much centrally at The Cairns…
http://www.spanglefish.com/berniesblog/blog.asp?blogid=16370
The capitals are on purpose ….think about it….
PHEW!
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And Swandro Too….
A hearth isn’t just the centre of a home - it also tells archaeologists a lot about what was happening in and around it – whether homely or ‘industrially’….
https://www.swandro.co.uk/post/at-some-point-we-are-going-to-see-the-sun-again
Added bonus…the Skaill Farm dig….
https://www.swandro.co.uk/post/flags-and-photo-cleans
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The Beacon…
As ‘Friends of…’ we receive the North Ronaldsay Bird Observatory…. https://www.nrbo.org.uk/ newsletter, and were pleased to see that the old lighthouse (aka The Beacon) has had the scaffolding removed. This was needed for repair and renovation but it did change the over-all effect, so I didn’t include a pic. of it in this piece...
https://theorkneynews.scot/2017/09/11/bernie-bell-a-visit-to-north-ronaldsay/
Here’s one that I took when we were there – see what I mean?
That's a Raven, circling the tower......
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Here’s one I made earlier…. https://theorkneynews.scot/2021/05/14/warbeth-beach-for-an-airing/
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