Swandro-Orkney Coastal Archaeology Trust

Donate Now
  • HOME

  • ABOUT US

  • SWANDRO EXCAVATION

  • SUPPORT OUR WORK

  • BLOG

  • PAST PROJECTS

  • SUPPORTERS

  • More...

    Use tab to navigate through the menu items.
    • All Posts
    • 2019 Swandro Dig
    • 2018 Swandro Dig
    • 2017 Swandro Dig
    • Other posts
    Search
    • Mar 8, 2018
    • 3 min

    V Gordon Childe at Skara Brae: flappers, cloche hats & cloth caps!

    169
    • Jan 28, 2018
    • 4 min

    Broken bead or pendant roughout of jet-like material from Swandro

    75
    • Jan 7, 2018
    • 3 min

    Musings on Mousa, Fulmars and Big Roondie Things From the Iron Age

    62
    • Dec 30, 2017
    • 5 min

    Viking Hnefatafl: it's all fun and games until someone loses an eye!

    232
    • Dec 23, 2017
    • 4 min

    Feasts, excessive drinking & Elves – it's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas!

    13
    • Dec 4, 2017
    • 3 min

    What we did in our summer holidays: update on the 2017 dig

    22
    • Nov 22, 2017
    • 2 min

    The making of a masterpiece – archaeological illustration at its finest!

    71
    • Nov 7, 2017
    • 3 min

    Extremely interesting environmental remains in honour of Julie's birthday!

    21
    • Oct 20, 2017
    • 3 min

    Antiquarian tomb investigations, or let's go howk a mound

    126
    • Aug 19, 2017
    • 2 min

    Not the Dig Diary Saturday August 19th 2017 -

    33
    • Aug 6, 2017
    • 2 min

    Not the Dig Diary Sunday 6th August 2017

    40
    • Aug 2, 2017
    • 2 min

    Dig Dairy Wednesday 2nd August 2017

    6
    • Mar 4, 2017
    • 3 min

    Swandro-Orkney Coastal Archaeology Trust Logo launched today!

    15
    • Feb 22, 2017
    • 2 min

    Coins of Eanred & Doris the Destroyer of Worlds

    33
    • Jan 15, 2017
    • 2 min

    Hide boats in prehistoric Orkney part two: 101 uses for an inflated seal

    50
    • Jan 2, 2017
    • 2 min

    Hide boats in prehistoric Orkney: first skin your seal & rub well with oil!

    126
    • Dec 24, 2016
    • 2 min

    What’s in a name? A storm by any other name would hit as hard!

    23
    • Dec 19, 2016
    • 2 min

    Beer and kebabs in Iron Age Orkney

    39
    • Dec 16, 2016
    • 3 min

    Blood, guts & gore: the revenge of the otters at the Knowe of Swandro

    23
    • Dec 12, 2016
    • 2 min

    Archaeomagnetic dating at Swandro, Rousay introduced by Bran the lurcher

    25
    1
    2
    3
    Happy New Year
    • Jan 9

    Happy New Year

    Visualising Heritage at Swandro
    • Nov 14, 2021

    Visualising Heritage at Swandro

    Something fishy this way comes...
    • Nov 19, 2020

    Something fishy this way comes...

    Musings in honour of World 'Save the Frogs' Day
    • Apr 25, 2020

    Musings in honour of World 'Save the Frogs' Day

    Post-excavation or what we do in the winter
    • Nov 16, 2019

    Post-excavation or what we do in the winter

    Looking back to the summer on a two-towel Orkney day
    • Oct 22, 2019

    Looking back to the summer on a two-towel Orkney day

    Serried ranks of wheelbarrows
    • Aug 9, 2019

    Serried ranks of wheelbarrows

    You guessed it - still backfilling!!
    • Aug 8, 2019

    You guessed it - still backfilling!!

    Still backfilling
    • Aug 7, 2019

    Still backfilling

    Orkney's newest art installation
    • Aug 6, 2019

    Orkney's newest art installation

    Backfilling begins
    • Aug 5, 2019

    Backfilling begins

    Subterranean river discovered in Rousay!
    • Aug 4, 2019

    Subterranean river discovered in Rousay!

    Donate Now
    • Follow us on Facebook
    • Follow us on Twitter
    • Visit our YouTube channel
    • Follow us on Instagram

    Swandro - Orkney Coastal Archaeology Trust 

    Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation No: SC047002 

    Patron: His Royal Highness The Prince Charles, the Duke of Rothesay

    Registered office: Bayview Birsay Orkney KW17 2LR   email: info@swandro.co.uk

    Conditions of Use         Privacy Statement       Copyright notice          Disclaimer