Hello all, Clestrain on a bonnie day. During the dig we had fog over Scapa Flow and no sight of Hoy at all! Thanks to...
Our view of Hoy from The Hall of Clestrain. Just a little clearer, but it soon fogged in again. Here we have cleared the North...
Patience hath brought this better day, but the Hoy View is no clearer! Even the cows have given up!Do read below. Here is Sue doing...
Hello each and all, The news starts with our resplendent view of Hoy, yet again! Maybe the coos have hindsight? Our slot outside the West...
Today’s view to Hoy! Now on with the dig…. Here we have cleaned down to a firm layer of compacted glacial clay. You can see...
The damp day dawned to this view of Hoy from John Rae’s family home. With the rain, our trench by the North entrance to The...
Hello readers of our Blog. Today was not a digging day. For me it was a day of reflection as I toiled in my pottery...
This is our trench opening at the East wall of the West Pavilion. We are doing this to discover the stratification here and the depth...
Sue Dyke and Duncan McNeish drawing the West facing elevation of the step well to the Hall of Clestrain The drawing by Sue and Duncan....
Remember this? That lovely, well preserved turf line, where sheep may safely graze??? ….. Sorry, It was a huge piece of our own re-deposited turf!...
Our borrowed Theodolite from Neil Kermode. John Rae would have thoroughly approved of this marvelous piece of surveying equipment! Here we have seventeen-year-old Duncan McNeish...
Today was a great start. After very detailed and fascinating induction, we were set to excavate. Our fist area of excavation is round the West...