Show Notes
Come to the crest of a hill at the very heart of Scotland where you can see islands off the west and east coasts of the country, to a place that was sacred for over 4,000 years. Try to decode the mysteries of how neolithic material was re-used by later people at this very complicated site and pick a side in the long-running debate: was the circle here timber or stone? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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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