Long-distance views to Orkney and Sule Stack from mainland Scotland
I have often looked across the Pentland Firth from Orkney, from where it is possible to see mountains ranged across far north of mainland Scotland. I have less often looked the other way.
Oystercatcher tracks on a beach in Sutherland
Low winter sunshine highlights the prints left by a flock of Oystercatchers on a beach in Sutherland, Scotland.
Shetland: In the mist on Ronas Hill
A visit to the Neolithic chambered cairn on the summit of Ronas Hill, the highest ground in Shetland.
Shetland: Old Scatness and Jarlshof
A busy morning with field trips to both Old Scatness and Jarlshof, both near to Sumburgh Head at the far south of Mainland, Shetland.
Shetland: A visit to the Stanydale Temple
A quick visit to the Staneydale Temple, a unique site in the west Mainland of Shetland.
Shetland: The prehistoric landscape at the Scord of Brouster
Another field trip from the Scotland’s Islands Research Framework symposium led to the Scourd of Brouster, a prehistoric landscape with wide views.
Shetland: the Broch of Mousa
This afternoon I joined a field trip to the Broch of Mousa, sited on an island a short boat journey from the east coast of Mainland, Shetland.
Shetland: Visiting Neolithic axe quarries
A field trip to visit one of the key archaeological sites in Shetland, the Neolithic axe quarries near North Roe.
Shetland: Coastline and standing stones
Visiting Shetland’s spectacular coastline and an ancient monument.
Shetland: Aberdeen to Lerwick
An overnight journey on the MV Hjaltland from Aberdeen to Lerwick in Shetland.
Orkney: Fifteen textures
As I visited diverse locations across Mainland Orkney, I collected three-dimensional models of a series of distinctive textures.
Long-distance views across the Pentland Firth from Orkney
An afternoon walk on Marwick Head revealed panoramic reviews of the north coastline of mainland Scotland.
Orkney: Sunset at the cliffs of Yesnaby
An evening visit to the coastline at Yesnaby, on the west coast of the Mainland, Orkney, Scotland.
Orkney: Across the Pentland Firth
Crossing the Pentland Firth from Scrabster to Stromness aboard the MV Hamnavoe.
A visit to Corrimony chambered cairn, Scotland
Photography and photogrammetry at Corrimony, a Clava Cairn near Inverness, Scotland
Two mornings at Balnuaran of Clava
Visiting the Clava Cairns near Inverness, Scotland, and reflecting upon research here in the 1990s.
A visit to the Grey Cairns of Camster, Caithness
Visiting the Grey Cairns of Camster, Caithness, Scotland.
Rock art and ice: Achnabreck
Heavy frost adds another dimension to the cup and ring markings at Achnabreck, Argyll, Scotland.
Kilmartin Glen in the snow
Snowfall overnight has transforming the landscape and monuments of Kilmartin Glen, Argyll, Scotland.