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Archive Stories
| 2006 | |
| Brodgar car park work disrupted by discovery of prehistoric enclosure - Work on a new car park near the Ring of Brodgar was halted last week following the discovery of a segment of prehistoric wall on the site - a section of masonry that could once have formed part of a huge walled enclosure between the Stenness and Harray lochs. (September 25, 2006) | |
| Enigmatic Brodgar structure produces another example of Neolithic art - As another season’s work draws to a close, the Stenness side of the Ness of Brodgar continues to throw up archaeological surprises – including two pieces of iconic Neolithic art. (August 29, 2006) | |
| 2004 | |
| Exploratory dig confirms existence of Brodgar Neolithic village - Centuries-old conceptions about the Ness o' Brodgar - the thin strip of land between the Harray and Stenness lochs - look set to be turned on their heads following a series of exploratory excavations on the south-west of the ness. (June 16, 2004) | |
| Ongoing geophysics project continues to reveal secrets of Brodgar - the latest set of geophysics scans on the Ness of Brodgar continues to shed light the stone circle and the landscape around it. (February 19, 2004) | |
| 2003 | |
| New questions raised by geophysics surveys of Brodgar peninsula (October 24, 2003) | |
| Brief glimpse of Brodgar structures | |
| The Ness of Brodgar |
| Orkney's World Heritage Site |
| The Ring of Brodgar |
| Archaeology around the Ness of Brodgar |
| The Standing Stones of Stenness |
| The Barnhouse Settlement |
| Orkney Archaeological Trust |
| Orkney College |
| Historic Scotland |
| The 2007 Ness of Brodgar excavation is supported by Orkney College, Orkney Archaeological Trust, Historic Scotland, Friends of Orkney Archaeological Trust, the Russell Trust, the Robert Kiln Trust and Orkney Islands Council. |