The filling in of the Ness of Brodgar

09/22/24 • 40 min

Matthew watches as a digger begins to fill in with stone and earth one of the most important neolithic sites for a generation.

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Matthew watches as a digger begins to fill in with stone and earth one of the most important neolithic sites for a generation.

More info and photos of some of things discussed available at:

https://www.stonemepodcast.com/programmes/filling-in-of-ness-of-brodgar

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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3'56 introduction to the site

8'46 the phases of Balfarg Henge

13'16 the timber circles, and a possible gothic, eerie explanation of what was going on

17'46 is it authentic? What is authentic?

21'55 what's it like to live with a neolithic monument out your front window? A resident explains

23'18 why is this one of the most important henge monuments in Britain?

26'44 Balfarg riding school, a possible site of human exhcarnation

30'09 Balbirnie Stone Circle

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