Udal, North Uist

One of the most significant excavations of settlements in Western Scotland is the Udal on North Uist. During the…

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Photo: J.D. Contractors

'Cable One' will escort the Sea Stallion

From Hundested to the Orkneys, the Sea Stallion will be escorted by the specialized ship 'Cable One' from…

Ladby

[Translate to english:] Ladbyskibet blev fundet på Fyn i 1934 og udgravet de to følgende år. Det var ikke forlist…

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Photo: Werner Karrasch

Worldclass research

When the Sea Stallion Sunday the 1st of July puts to sea bound for Ireland three major questions will be part of…

Maes Howe

Maes Howe is a burial chamber on the mainland of Orkney, built around 3000 BC. Though not from the Viking period,…

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Brough of Birsay

The Brough of Birsay is a tidal island off the north-west coast of Mainland Orkney, which is only accessible at low…

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St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall

St Magnus Cathedral was built in honour of Orkney's canonised Earl Magnus Erlendsson. His relics were moved here…

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Colonsay

Colonsay has one of Scotland's greatest concentrations of Viking graves. One of the more spectacular graves was…

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Eigg

The island of Eigg has yielded a number of Viking finds, the one with the most far-reaching consequences being two…

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Lewis

The Isle of Lewis appears to have had been the most densely populated Viking colony in the west of Scotland. There…

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