But why? An exciting new discovery could hold the clues. When the owners of Brodgar Farm ploughed up a large notched stone in their field in 2003, they knew it was no normal rock. Someone had ...

Nestled between two lakes on the remote Orkney archipelago in Scotland, the site known as the Ness of Brodgar contains a succession of Neolithic stone buildings spanning 1,000 years—and was ...

Whale bones and some of the UK's oldest steps are among new finds unveiled at the famous Ness of Brodgar Neolithic settlement in Orkney. The Ness of Brodgar, next to the famous Ring of Brodgar ...

First discovered in 2002, the waterside site—called the Ness of Brodgar ("Brodgar promontory")—lies on Mainland, the largest of Scotland's Orkney Islands (map). According to recent radiocarbon ...

In the Orkney Islands, archaeologists close the chapter on a legendary excavation, capping two decades of remarkable Neolithic discoveries The Ness of Brodgar—roughly, “headland of the bridge ...

The Ring of Brodgar sits on one of Britain's northernmost regions. Planted on Orkney's mainland island, Scotland, the mysterious rock formation has eluded archaeologists for years. In what has ...

The complex of buildings at Ness of Brodgar was discovered in 2003, and a series of important finds have been made since. It is widely regarded as one of the most significant archaeological sites ...

Land next to Orkney’s ancient Ring of Brodgar has become an “open air toilet” amid rising visitor numbers with tourism leaders calling for proper facilities as an “absolute necessity”.

The unnamed American has bought Loch View in Stenness. The property lies on the boundary of the Neolithic excavations at the Ness of Brodgar, in the heart of the area's World Heritage Site.

Such was the case for Andy Martin, the drummer and vocalist for New Jersey/Philly-based sludge metal outfit Clamfight — though the melancholic fuel for their track “Brodgar” wasn’t so much a specific ...