December might seem an odd time to commence an archaeological excavation! I must admit, I had my reservations. However, all went V E R Y ...
- 24th November 2021
In somewhat blustery weather last weekend, we had a very welcome visit from Sir Mark Jones, Chairman of The Pilgrim Trust and his wife, Camilla...
- 23rd September 2021
Despite wet weather on the Sunday morning, we had a good turnout over the two days and visitors were very enthusiastic about developments at the...
What a wonderful morning it was when I opened an email from Shirley Stuart, Head Teacher of North Walls Community School! It told us in...
Again, The John Rae Society is SO grateful to The Edrington Trust for assigning Highland Park Distillery staff to do such valuable work for us...
Hello everyone, I am so happy to say that today was such a success for The John Rae Society. We asked The Edrington Trust, which...
Orkney News, a loyal supporter of what we are doing at the Hall of Clestrain came down just before our first Open Day in 2021...
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...