The Brodgar Stone
The original Brodgar Stone. Photo from Nessofbrodgar blog, courtesy of Orkney Library Photographic Archive. The Brodgar Stone in Christopher Gee's interpretation in colour. Over the past few weeks I have been creating my own version of the Brodgar Stone as a present for friends. The original Brodgar Stone was found in 1925 at the Ness [...]Read more of The Brodgar Stone...“Wrapped” carved stone ball from Hillhead, St Ola parish, Orkney
The form of this carved stone ball is based closely on a Late Neolithic ball found at Hillhead, St Ola, Orkney in the late 19th Century. The carved square patterns, chevrons and spiralling lines are also found on Orcadian Neolithic grooved ware pottery and decorated stonework. It is possible that the spiralling design and pleated […]
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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...Brodgar Chocolate launches on 6th July 2016
We are really excited that our launch date is getting near! Our chocolate replicas of archaeological finds from the Ness of Brodgar will be for sale in the Ness of Brodgar site shop from the 6th of July, when the 2016 excavation opens to the public. We are proud of our two chocolate products: A […]
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