My Biological father was from either Mainland Kirkwall, or Sanday, i like my seafood, farming dairys and veg, field hockey 🏑 , fencing 🤺, archery 🏹, running 🏃♀️, cycling 🚲 , and most of all the Nordic sea air, 🌊. 🇳🇴 ❤. Will need to visit
@ladyofthemasque15 күн бұрын
Visited the UK in 2014 for the World Science Fiction Convention in London. Prior to the con, my mum & I went all the way up to the isle of Westray to visit some relatives we'd only ever known by mail & email. One of the things we did was spend time & money hiring a cabbie to drive us all over to the fantastic historical sites. Never did get to the Ness of Brodgar, but we did visit the Ring of Brodgar, Skara Brae, and the Italian Chapel. As much as I'd want the site to remain open, I do like the idea of leaving it covered for future generations of archaeologists, because the kinds of archaeology we were doing just 100 years ago is miles & miles below the kind we're able to do now, thanks to our current technology. So imagine just how much more we'll be able to uncover in another century or two!
@Sujowi16 күн бұрын
I remember walking this road in 1983 and strangely my eyes were drawn to this field without knowing why. Now I know it was ancestors!! It’s been exciting watching the excavation. I’d have loved to have visited in person and still will one day to see the finds.
@sarahcourtney806616 күн бұрын
I was planning to go with my son next year, I feel shocked
@damionkeeling310315 күн бұрын
Plenty of other sites in the British Isles you'll still be able to see. It's amazing how much has been lost due to coastal erosion so above ground settlements like this are a rare window into the past.
@sarahcourtney806615 күн бұрын
@@damionkeeling3103 thanks for that, you’re right, and I’m planning to go to Scara Brave, which is fantastic! ❤️
@blobrana851516 күн бұрын
I'll bet that the Stonehenge alter stone was shipped on a large raft from here.
@JaneAustenAteMyCat17 күн бұрын
I would have loved to have seen it, but it's easier to get to continental Europe than to Orkney, from the North of England, so it didn't happen 😑
@theshamanarchist544118 күн бұрын
Bit gutted to know it's going to get the Catalhöyük treatment.
@cholst118 күн бұрын
While it is fully understandable. It's a shame that building a proper cover structure for this is something that is deemed "too costly" by society. I can think of a few things that are less important than general access to our collective history.
@ORKNEYCOM17 күн бұрын
According to the project team, it's mostly due to cost, but also due to the fact that it's thought the entire peninsula is covered in archaeology, so there would be huge question marks over foundations, form, design, building style and maintenance etc.
@Phil-oj5nr18 күн бұрын
I visited the three other sites on Orkney from New Zealand in 2014. As my late father was in the Royal Navy from 1932 to 1945, I was also able to see what remains of the naval base at Scapa Flow, and also visit the cathedral at Kirkwall. All in all a very enjoyable day finished off at the Italian Chapel on the way to Berwick to take the boat to John’O Groats. I have been following KZbin posts of the Neolithic sites in Europe, most of which are mainly in the British Isles, and have read many books on the subject to get an overall idea of how people lived in earlier eras.
@ORKNEYCOM17 күн бұрын
That sounds like a pretty good trip, glad you enjoyed it!
@bobjackson472022 күн бұрын
In many countries they would just build a roof over the area. Why on earth would they not just cover it? Are they stupid?
@ORKNEYCOM17 күн бұрын
Yes, all these expert archaeologists and project managers with decades of experience are 'stupid' 🙄 If you watch the video and have a look at the Ness website, it's explained very clearly that the cost of such a structure would be prohibitive, but also there's the fact that it's thought the entire peninsula is covered in archaeology, so there would be huge question marks over foundations, form, design, building style and maintenance etc.
@ellen495622 күн бұрын
It's not the first time they've said goodbye to it.
@jabberwockytdi890122 күн бұрын
As a youngster we used to go and see the excavations of the neolithic site near Sollas on North Uist during the summer holidays, for various reasons mostly around the way records were kept by the person runnng the excavation, it's only recently that it was possible to read about the results of that 70's work. Archaeology and the way it is communicated has changed a lot since!
@ORKNEYCOM17 күн бұрын
It certainly has! Although it will probably still take a good while before some of the early results of the Ness research are available too.
@theotherandrew554023 күн бұрын
It’s almost unimaginable that Neolithic people, Stone Age people built such technically sophisticated structures. They hadn’t developed our technology but they were certainly as smart as we think we are today.
@ORKNEYCOM17 күн бұрын
They must have been a hugely resourceful and talented people, incredible to think about!
@DeborahThird-og1uo23 күн бұрын
👋🥺
@jupiterlanding473723 күн бұрын
Such an amazing place. I was lucky enough to see this site open.
@ORKNEYCOM17 күн бұрын
Glad you were able to visit!
@gordonmculloch490423 күн бұрын
It's a pity they can't get lottery funding to enclose it with walkways above. Similar to Gobekli Tepe.
@ORKNEYCOM17 күн бұрын
According to the project team, the cost would be really prohibitive, but also it's thought the entire peninsula is covered in archaeology, so there would be huge question marks over foundations, form, design, building style and maintenance etc.
@arctic_haze23 күн бұрын
I've been three times to Orkney and every time I visited this site. The first time there were very few tourists. The last time there was a lot. It was after the Brexit vote and the archeologist who showed us the dig warned that they will have to stop if the EU funding will not be replaced by the British government. I am afraid this is one of the main reasons why the excavation was discontinued.
@ORKNEYCOM23 күн бұрын
Funding has always been a challenge, way back since day one 20 years ago, so it has always been a factor 😞
@normality384817 күн бұрын
@arctic_haze Bore off! 🥱
@1214shell23 күн бұрын
Visited the site in 2017, coming all the way from California. What a treat to behold! Wondering why it can’t be enclosed with some type of weather resistant plexiglass like other historical sites have done so people can continue to learn and enjoy it?
@ORKNEYCOM23 күн бұрын
We think it's just the potential cost of such a project, especially when funding has been hard enough to come by over the last 20 years unfortunately. Great to hear you were able to visit though!
@RoyTotemusic18 күн бұрын
You could crowd fund? I would donate
@ChrisWright-tp2fw7123 күн бұрын
The team working on The Ness should be rightly be proud of what they have all achieved and contributed, particularly to the history and knowledge of the site. I applaud their efforts and dedication. Bravo!
@ORKNEYCOM23 күн бұрын
Absolutely, Chris! It has been some shift, in sometimes fairly rough weather!
@tatata154323 күн бұрын
Orkney is hauntingly beautiful with so much history.
@ORKNEYCOM17 күн бұрын
Aye, it scrubs up not too bad!
@markpirie198623 күн бұрын
😢🇳🇴 ❤that's My Viking heritage they're closing down! If that's the scots and uk 🇬🇧 governments plan? I'd say that orkneyjar 🇳🇴 should just go Norse-Orkadija, better off as neutral territory of Norway again.
@tatata154323 күн бұрын
Yea, that’ll happen 😂
@damionkeeling310315 күн бұрын
Steady on Ragnar, the Vikings would never have known this place existed. The Vikings were closer to our time than when this settlement was active.
@teleroel23 күн бұрын
We past this site before digging began, so if/when we return to lovely Orkney we will see the same view again. Following everything from home through this channel was very interesting, thank you so much!
@ORKNEYCOM23 күн бұрын
Thanks, glad we can help keep you up-to-date! It will be strange to see the field back to green again, but we'll get used to it once more.
@michaelpjeffries152123 күн бұрын
You have dug for the knowledge. Covering to preserve for future. If it were a natural resource to be exploited. Would the cost still be considered prohibitive. Or endless new finacing as when looking for buried treasure island.
@user-ee5yk4fz2f23 күн бұрын
visited it in april last year. also from aus. fantastic trip
@frankryan250522 күн бұрын
Was there just over a week ago visiting from aus, just managed to squeeze the trip in at the last minute,so happy we managed it!
@brettwalters-n4u23 күн бұрын
The lands of my ancient ancestors as I am celtic, dane and norsk on my father's side
@jackryder-sw9rk17 күн бұрын
Orkney is in Scotland, Celts come from Eastern Europe and Dane/Norsk is Scandinavia, how is Orkney you ancestral home?
@damionkeeling310315 күн бұрын
@@jackryder-sw9rk The first cultures associated with the Celts came from central Europe and the Orkneys were part of Celtic speaking Britain. The Ork part is thought to be a Pictish tribal name cognate with Irish arc meaning a piglet but perhaps with the sense of young boars. The -ney part of Orkney is from the Norse word for island -ey. The 'n' is due to the Norse adapting the Ork part of the name to mean seal - orkn in old Norse. The northern Isles were heavily settled by the Scandinavians, they were part of the Kingdom of Norway for a long time and a dialect of Norse called Norn was spoken there. The locals still celebrate their viking roots.
@robertparry872523 күн бұрын
Been to Orkney 3 times. Every time I realise there is still so much more to see. From Maes Howe and Gurness broch on the mainland, the Dwarfie Stane and Rackwick on Hoy, all the sites on Rousay and the northern Isles. Truly a remarkable place. Many thanks . Not back next year though - it's Harris and Lewis !
@tatata154323 күн бұрын
Be sure to visit Callanish, I found the experience uniquely memorable.
@ORKNEYCOM23 күн бұрын
Yes, there's always something else that crops up! Enjoy Harris and Lewis!
@robinboyes874923 күн бұрын
Gosh, As a South African, what a privilege to have visited this site (and others) on my Orkney trip in 2019.
@ORKNEYCOM23 күн бұрын
Glad you were able to come such a long way, and that you enjoyed your visit 🙂
@PJRye23 күн бұрын
Was there in 2015, stunned by the scale of the structures and the amount of effort going in. But it seems the amount of data collected has exceeded the ability of researchers to make sense of it all. It seems a good time to call pause on the data collection, and get down to a serious review of the meaning of it all. Once that's done, the parts that need re-excavation may be clearer, allowing more efficient archaeology. And best of all, those parts will be there for visitors in future centuries.
@ORKNEYCOM23 күн бұрын
Reckon this sums it up pretty perfectly 👍
@HighWealder24 күн бұрын
Glad that I was able to visit it last month, Orkney is a wonderful place ❤️
@ORKNEYCOM23 күн бұрын
Great to hear you were able to visit!
@flamencoprof24 күн бұрын
I hope the burial includes a plaque dating and explaining the reburial. It would be polite to future scholars.
@ORKNEYCOM17 күн бұрын
That's a good point, we're sure there will be some kind of marker.
@davidramsden782124 күн бұрын
Crowdfunding?…… Philanthropy? Tragic outcome…, so far….. Best to you all.
@silydeveen257024 күн бұрын
Oww, for a moment I thought the sealevel had already risen enough to start drowing it. o_o
@AhJodie24 күн бұрын
I think it is a shame and ridiculous to cover it up..... the people that lived there didn't cover it up..... nature will do her job again.... let the people see it now! Thank you for sharing with us.
@judewarner153620 күн бұрын
Maybe you missed the bit about the stones breaking up under the influence of weather? The people who built it didn't need to cover it up because it was constantly renewed by maintenance. Think of the Elizabeth (Big Ben) Tower. Only a couple of centuries old, built with 19th century technology and requiring ££millions to stop it falling apart.
@dermottlydon823124 күн бұрын
Such an amazing place.
@ORKNEYCOM17 күн бұрын
Incredible, and a really special atmosphere too.
@MalkyMcMillan24 күн бұрын
Surely, there's some unspeakably wealthy benefactor out there who would pay to enclose and cover the site and have a visitor centre...
@RKHageman18 күн бұрын
That's not really doable, the site guide explained to us, because the whole area contains much more archaeology than has so far been excavated, right down to and under the water on both sides. Building any kind of structure on the site would entail destroying structures and archaeology in situ.
@Neilhuny24 күн бұрын
I had no idea that it would get covered up, and soon, too! I'm quite shocked, I assumed it would be like Skara Brae, open forever ... Maybe I should book that holiday for next month, though it has been on my 'To Do' list for 20 years
@ORKNEYCOM23 күн бұрын
We think a lot of folk expected that, but the type of stone is just so different and wouldn't survive like the material used at Skara Brae 😞 It closes on Friday 16th August so it will all be covered up next month unfortunately.
@janmitchell64124 күн бұрын
I’m heartbroken that it will be covered, but at least it will still be there for future generations and new technologies. I hope that some very clever cinematographer will create an incredible virtual walk through of Ness, for all to have something of the experience of seeing it. It would make a brilliant imax feature. Thanks to the army of workers who explored year after year.
@Neilhuny24 күн бұрын
I was wondering what the cost would be of creating a near perfect replica out of fibreglass or similar a mile or two away. The French have created a superb copy of the Lascaux caves so that the real thing is conserved and not damaged by millions of tourists.
@livewire197524 күн бұрын
Is it possible to purchase that t-shirt online? It's pretty cool! I've always loved my visits to my ancestral home in the Orkneys and hopefully will be back again soon
@ORKNEYCOM23 күн бұрын
It was...we think they might all be sold out and only available via the on-site shop 😞 Would be worth dropping the Ness team a note to see if there are any left, just head to the Ness of Brodgar website for contact details, or give them a shout via Instagram.
@livewire197522 күн бұрын
@@ORKNEYCOM will do thanks :)
@annesinclair345524 күн бұрын
A wonderful project that will continue in another form. So pleased it will be preserved for future exploration, yet so sad I will not be able to visit when open. I still don’t understand why more is not taught, in schools, about Neolithic life. Maybe it will be in the future too. Thanks to every member over the 20 years of the project, for their hard work and dedication. ❤
@ORKNEYCOM23 күн бұрын
It's definitely taught to young folk here, but then it's kind of hard not to!
@kidmohair815124 күн бұрын
an archeologist's gotta do what an archeologist has got to do. if it has to be covered to preserve it, so be it. I must say though, that's some fine looking stone those ancestors had to work with.
@ORKNEYCOM17 күн бұрын
Absolutely! Such talent with it too.
@kidmohair815117 күн бұрын
@@ORKNEYCOM indeed!
@lindaj549224 күн бұрын
Hoped to visit Scotland next year: sad I won’t be able to see this 😢
@ORKNEYCOM23 күн бұрын
That's a shame indeed, Linda. Still lots to see here though, and there are a couple of ongoing excavations too.
@jean_mollycutpurse_winchester24 күн бұрын
What the hell is that doing in a church?
@davidcromwell680525 күн бұрын
Beautiful film; well done all involved in the Ness of Brodgar. I was fortunate enough to visit in 2021 and chat to a few of the archaeologists. All the best for the post-excavation phase and writing up those papers and books!
@ORKNEYCOM23 күн бұрын
Thank you, glad you liked it.
@kevdimo645925 күн бұрын
I too am Australian, and i can only imagine the feelings you must be experiencing as this dig closes down. It must be like saying goodbye to a family member. So i congratulate you and the team for the monumental achievement you’ve accomplished on this great Monument! 👍🏼👍🏼
@tomwatson971023 күн бұрын
It doesn't have to be goodbye, it can be see you later 🙂❤
@pomegranate0225 күн бұрын
Visiting the Ness dig in 2014 was one of the highlights of my life. I hope that in 20-30 years the work can continue.
@ORKNEYCOM23 күн бұрын
So glad you were able to see it!
@fergy1ful25 күн бұрын
It's such a shame it has to all be hidden away again but fully understandable. There's clearly been an immense amount of hard work gone into this over the years and I look forward to seeing more and more results from the findings released in the future. It's a fascinating story which needs telling and explaining. I'm only sad that I never got to do one of the tours, but well done to all the archaeologists, professional and amateur who've advanced our knowledge of this neolithic period.
@ORKNEYCOM23 күн бұрын
Yes, let's hope there's plenty more to come from the research and analysis. What a place!
@FionaEm25 күн бұрын
I'm Australian but have Orcadian ancestors, so this is fascinating 😊
@ORKNEYCOM17 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@FionaEmАй бұрын
My ancestor Thomas Brown was a Stromness lad and mariner who arrived in Australia around the late 1840-early 1850s. It's fascinating to see the village where he grew up 😊
@christinedrylie8017Ай бұрын
I loved growing up in orkney with my family and friends and I enjoyed playing in playroom in orkney and grateful I grow up in orkney with my family and friends and I hopefully people I still lived in orkney watching this video
@christinedrylie80172 ай бұрын
I loved growing up in orkney with my family and friends I went to school in Kirkwall was my friends