On-Line Talk: John Rae Society
The future of The Hall of Clestrain and the Archaeological Investigations Our talk On-Line Talk: Where Sheep May Safely Graze… Read More
Help – Broch of Gurness vandalised
Police are appealing for information after a stone slab which is part of the Broch of Gurness, and a metal… Read More
Video: AGM and Virtual Talk by Caroline Wickham-Jones
October 28 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm After the AGM business was concluded we were delighted to have Caroline Wickham-Jones speak… Read More
Video: Talk – Norse Waterways in Orkney
This is a video of a talk about the recently discovered Norse waterways in West Mainland of Orkney by Dr… Read More
Video: Talk Neil Ackerman
Neil Ackerman talks frankly about his discovery of a 20 year old ‘Bronze age’ stone circle. This was the OAS… Read More
Virtual Ness dig 2020
On Monday 6 July, the covers come off the Ness metaphorically only. As of that evening, the Ness 2020 Daily… Read More
Video: Runes On-Line Talk recording
Learn more about Runes, and ask questions to the author of The Orkney Book of Runes, Dr Ragnhild Ljosland Orkney… Read More
National Archives – free access
The National Archives in Kew is offering free access to their digital records for as long as the COVID -19… Read More
Video: Martin answers your questions on the Cairns – part 3
This is the third video in our series by our Chair and Cairns site director – Martin Carruthers, who like… Read More
Video: Martin answers your questions on the Cairns – part 2
This is our second attempt at a short series by our chair and Cairns site director – Martin Carruthers who… Read More
Video: Martin answers your questions on the Cairns – part 1
This is our first attempt at a short series by our chair and Cairns site director – Martin Carruthers who… Read More
OAS 2020 Review now available
Our ever popular Review is now available from our on-line shop Remember if you are a member of OAS –… Read More
UHI videos
The University of Highlands and Islands have made available in one place a lot of their videos. Great watching, thanks… Read More
Tom Muirs – Tales for Troubled times
I will leave it up to Tom himself to explain this new area of his excellent website: “In these uncertain,… Read More
The Cairns
This is a current dig of an Iron age broch in South Ronaldsay in Orkney