Jul 22, 20172 minDig Diary Saturday 22nd July 2017 Another day of glorious sunshine and tropical heat here in Rousay, hope the weather stays as good for our Open Day tomorrow. We’ve been...
Jul 21, 20171 minDig diary Friday 21st July 2017 Another glorious sunny day if a bit breezy, but today was a big day for two of our Swandro stars Rose and Bonnie, who had to leave early...
Jul 20, 20171 min Dig diary Thursday 20th July - anvil from our Pictish SmithyI’ve just been reading the Ness of Brodgar dig diary and they’ve had a special find today – a little bit of possibly Early Bronze Age...
Jul 18, 20171 minDig Diary Tuesday 18th July 2017 After the wet & windy weather of the last few days we’re back to scorching hot again – it was 21 degrees in Rousay today! We’ve been...
Jul 17, 20172 minDig Diary Monday 17th July 2017 Windy & wet today but who cares – our Roman coin is an international star! The BBC started it off with a piece on the BBC news website,...
Jul 16, 20172 minDig diary Sunday 16th July 2017 It’s been a special day for two of our experienced diggers Tom and Alice – they celebrated their birthdays on site with the aid of a...
Jul 15, 20172 minDig diary Saturday 15th July 2017 Being a Saturday the diggers have got yet another day off – they get TWO days off a week! Ridiculous if you ask me – back in the day when...
Jul 14, 20172 minDig Diary Friday 14th July of tuyères and trenches Appropriately enough, since this is the 14th of July, la Fête Nationale française, we bring you news of a French find at Swandro....a...