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History => Ancient and Medieval History => Topic started by: Imperial Dave on Nov 27, 2025, 07:06 PM

Title: The Ness of Brodgar
Post by: Imperial Dave on Nov 27, 2025, 07:06 PM
https://www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7836wvx4q4o.amp?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQGsAEggAID#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17642700611168&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Farticles%2Fc7836wvx4q4o

Stunning site
Title: Re: The Ness of Brodgar
Post by: Jim Webster on Nov 27, 2025, 07:24 PM
Last time I was there before the excavations started but yes, stunning
Title: Re: The Ness of Brodgar
Post by: Ian61 on Nov 27, 2025, 08:57 PM
I need to go up there again, I find the sites there absolutely facinating.
Title: Re: The Ness of Brodgar
Post by: Imperial Dave on Nov 27, 2025, 09:32 PM
An area on my bucket list...
Title: Re: The Ness of Brodgar
Post by: Erpingham on Nov 27, 2025, 10:19 PM
Quote from: Imperial Dave on Nov 27, 2025, 09:32 PMAn area on my bucket list...

Honestly, Dave, it is a genuinely remarkable prehistoric site. You've got standing stones at either end and you look across the fields to Maes Howe in the middle distance. Orkney has some great archaeology in general not just Neolithic.
Title: Re: The Ness of Brodgar
Post by: Imperial Dave on Nov 28, 2025, 07:45 AM
Although its part of Britain its a tad too far for the moment.
Title: Re: The Ness of Brodgar
Post by: Cantabrigian on Nov 28, 2025, 08:41 AM
The report is clearly hype from the Time Team marketing department so I'd expect it to be underwhelming when finally revealed.

An underground feature that is later than the rest of the site?  Probably a septic tank...
Title: Re: The Ness of Brodgar
Post by: Imperial Dave on Nov 28, 2025, 09:41 AM
Oh poo.... :(