Pot boiler in the midden
Westray has more archaeology than archaeologists. That means we are losing the most incredible evidence of previous civilisations with every tide and …
Going over the top; walking the coast of Westray
Westray is full of Neolithic, Iron Age and Bronze Age middens; rubbish dumps full of wonderful finds. If you live on a …
A small island with a smaller island and a smallest island
Westray is a small island. Just off Westray is a smaller island; Papa Westray. Just off Papa Westray is an even smaller …
Limpets in the midden
What we throw away tells a lot about us. A quick look at my bin would tell you I like an occasional …
Manuport
It’s a new word for me. A manuport; Something brought by a human from one place to another. Something which shows conscious …
The Groove-y Neolithic
Archaeologist Sean Rice holds a piece of neolithic grooved ware on the Links of Noltland.
The Links of Noltland
Wandering along the beach at Grobust on Westray in Orkney I spot a group of people with wheelbarrows kneeling in the sand …