Orkney Archive

Brochs: Ingeniously Engineered Windowless Iron Age Structures Of North And West Scotland

Brochs: Ingeniously Engineered Windowless Iron Age Structures Of Atlantic Scotland

AncientPages.com | September 20, 2023

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Already three centuries ago (in 1726), John Toland wrote that brochs or the so-called 'Pictish Towers' "are apt all over Scotland to make

Archaeology

Impressive Study Highlights Female-Led Migration Into Bronze Age Orkney And Wins Prestigious Award For 2023

AncientPages.com | April 4, 2023

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A new study of great importance sheds vivid light on pioneering female migrants who made their way to Orkney during the Bronze Age

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Dwarfie Stane: Mysterious 5,000-Year-Old Rock-Cut Tomb On Dark Enchanted Island Of Hoy, Scotland

AncientPages.com | February 21, 2023

A. Sutherland- AncientPages.com - The "Dwarfie Stane" is a remarkable ancient and massive piece of red sandstone. This 5,000-year-old block is surrounded by a mystery that has not

Archaeology

Ancient DNA Reveals Bronze Age Women Altered Genetic Landscape Of Orkney

AncientPages.com | February 7, 2022

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - An international team led by researchers at the University of Huddersfield has used ancient DNA to rewrite the history of the Orkney islands

Archaeology

Long-Lost Viking Waterway Leading To Orkney, The Great Norse Empire – Discovered

AncientPages.com | August 5, 2020

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Vikings were masters of the oceans. They traveled far and reached new lands because their longships were fast and could sail in shallow

This Pictish stone - estimated to be about 1,300-year-old - was found after a storm. Image credit: Dr Hugo Anderson-Whymark

Civilizations

Enigmatic Stones Of The Picts: Orkney’s Unique Stone With Dragon-Like Creature And Cross Carving

AncientPages.com | October 19, 2018

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Carved stones represent a unique legacy of the Picts. Many of them give evidence of the advanced skills of artists; some of the stones

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Cursed Magical Dainsleif Sword Of King Hogni And Legendary Battle That Continues Until The Coming Of Ragnarok

AncientPages.com | July 21, 2018

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - A sword similar to Tyrfing, described in our earlier article on Ancient Pages, is Dainsleif. It was made by Dain, one of the dwarfs

Archaeology

Mysterious Scottish Stone Circles On Orkney Were Used To Something Very Different Than Previously Thought

AncientPages.com | September 24, 2017

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - On the Scottish islands of Orkney there are several ancient monumental buildings that have forced historians to rethink their knowledge about ancient Britain. It has long

Knap of Howar, Orkney. Image via SpottingHistory.com

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The Knap Of Howar: One Of The Oldest And Well-Preserved Neolithic Complexes Orkney, Scotland

AncientPages.com | March 2, 2017

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - A Neolithic standing farmhouse - believed to be one of the oldest in northern Europe – is located on one of Orkney’s smaller isles, Papa

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Fin Folk – Mythical Amphibious Sea People On Orkney And Shetland

AncientPages.com | February 22, 2016

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Orkney Islands are situated between the North Sea to the east and the Atlantic Ocean. Due to the Norse settlement of the

Ness of Brodgar is an archaeological site between the Ring of Brodgar and the Stones of Stenness in the Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site near Loch of Harray, Orkney, in Scotland.

Civilizations

Incredible 5,000-Year-Old Temple Complex In Orkney Could Re-Write History Of Scotland

AncientPages.com | July 30, 2014

AncientPages.com - The discovery of the Ness of Brodgar – a complex of ancient monumental buildings has forced historians to rethink their knowledge about ancient Britain. There are dozens of buildings, among them one