Tag Archives: Neolithic Orkney

The City and the Stars (7) : The Standing Stones of Stenness ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on December 3, 2020 by Sue Vincent

The Standing Stones of Stenness are reduced in importance compared with their former status. But 5,000 years ago, they were the stone circle for the Ness of Brodgar spiritual city. Only later, in the period culminating in the deliberate act … Continue reading →

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The City and the Stars (6) : the twice-chosen ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Sue Vincent

To build something so sophisticated, so designed, as the Maeshowe Chambered ‘tomb’, would have required enormous dedication from the people of Orkney. Seen alongside the emerging splendour of the Ness of Brodgar ‘spiritual city’, you get a flavour of the … Continue reading →

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An Orcadian Diary (3): Maeshowe – near life, far life – Steve Tanham

Posted on June 14, 2018 by Sue Vincent

The strange feeling in my head began when the Historic Scotland guide said, “We can’t really call it a burial chamber as no bodies were ever found here…” It wasn’t a headache, more of a lightness…. almost a prompting, an … Continue reading →

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