Excavations on Ness of Brodgar, in Stenness, will resume on Monday the 4th of July 2016, running until Friday the 26th August 2016
During this time, the Orkney Research Centre for Archaeology (ORCA) dig will be open to the public from Wednesday the 6th July until Wednesday the 24th of August.
Visiting the Dig - Individual visitors & family groups
Individual visitors are welcome - there will be FREE site tours with diggers on site from Monday to Friday at 11am, 1pm and 3pm - no need to book, just turn up. These tours start on Wednesday 6th July and run until Wednesday the 24th August.
On Saturdays and Sundays there will be no diggers to see, but there will still be free site tours at 11am and 3pm - again just turn up.
Open days will be held on Sunday 31st July and Sunday 21st August 2016 with fun & activities for all the family - entrance is FREE
There is free car parking space at the dig on a grass field, please note vehicles are left at owners risk.
The entrance to the dig field is very narrow and is NOT suitable for large vehicles such as camper vans - please park at the Standing Stones or Ring of Brodgar car parks and walk to the site.
The walk through the World Heritage Site from either the Ring of Brodgar or Stones of Stenness is very pleasant and is recommended to anyone with the time.
Please note there is NO PARKING in ANY of the passing places on the Brodgar road and you MUST NOT PARK in any of these places - Police Scotland patrol the road regularly and may well issue you with a parking fine if you are found parked illegally!
Tour Group visits - more than 8 people
For logistical & health & safety reasons, we regret that tour groups of more than 8 people are not permitted on ANY of our regular public tours - please DO NOT just turn up!
If you would like to visit with a tour group of more than 8 people you MUST contact us well in advance by email. Our email address is info@nessofbrodgar.co.uk
We will do our best to help but it may not be possible to allow your tour group to visit depending on the availability of site staff, other booked groups etc.
Please note that there is NO AVAILABLE PARKING FOR COACHES OR MIDI COACHES at the Ness of Brodgar and coaches MUST NOT be left in the passing places on the Brodgar road.
For more details please visit:
Ness of Brodgar Trust website at http://www.nessofbrodgar.co.uk
American Friends of the Ness of Brodgar Inc at http://www.nessofbrodgar.com
During the excavation a daily dig diary is updated at http://www.orkneyjar.com/archaeology/nessofbrodgar/
