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...
The day before the dig. Chris Andrews of Orkney Craft Vinegar pictured here strimming in advance of the excavations, which start tomorrow Monday 19th July 2021...
Mr John Ramwell, life member of The John Rae Society, has donated his entire collection of polar exploration books. This is a splendid library of...
During lockdown, my wife, Sigrid and I decided to start the revamp of the wonderful cabin lent to JRS by Casey Construction as an interim...
Well! You know that Sigrid and I initially found a paved entrance to the northern side of The Hall of Clestrain. This is pictured here....
The President of the John Rae Society – Andrew Appleby, talks about the recently discovered drains at the Hall of Clestrain. #ScotlandDigsDigital
We thought we would show you some of the team who are doing the archaeology at the Hall of Clestrain. They are left to right,...
This beautiful round box belonged to John Rae when he was working for Hudson’s Bay Company. It was kindly given to The John Rae Society...
