Viking Feast on the Beach 28 June – SOLD OUT
Viking Hiking: Welcome to Viking Orkney, with a feast on the beach!

Come for a Viking Feast on the Beach at the fabulous sandy beach of Scapa just outside of Kirkwall. Fun for all the family. No walking required. We meet at the car park by the beach toilets at Scapa at 6 pm. When arriving at Scapa we are met my our outdoor cook and ropemaker […]

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Making the Skara Brae three-pointed object
Stone sculpture by Chris Gee based on Skara Brae three-pointed object. Made for Historic Environment Scotland.
I have just finished making the Skara Brae sculpted stone object. It was commissioned by HES for the Rangers’ handling collection to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage designation. I began with a piece of T shaped flagstone, the same material as the original. I chipped it down to [...]Read more of Making the Skara Brae three-pointed object...

Did you watch BBC2 Britain’s Ancient Capital, Secrets of Orkney?
Chris Gee archaeologist and sculptor.

I’m sure many of you watched BBC2 tonight, Britain’s Ancient Capital, Secrets of Orkney, with Neil Oliver. Did you spot Christopher Gee? He had so much fun last summer, filming with the BBC here in our garden, showing how to make a mace similar to the one found at the Ness of Brodgar. If you […]

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