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Archaeology

In the Footsteps of the Romans: Walking Hadrian’s Wall

April 23, 2017 by Elizabeth Atia

A 5.5-day walk along England’s 13th National Trail. Hadrian’s Wall is the largest ancient Roman artefact in the world. Running for 80 Roman miles (75 modern miles) from Wallsend in Newcastle upon Tyne on the east coast of England to Bowness-on-Solway on the west coast it marked the northern edge of the Roman empire. Construction …

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Burra Ness Broch, Shetland

A Walk to Burra Ness Broch

October 15, 2016 by Elizabeth Atia

Our weekend adventure in Yell, Britain’s second most northerly island. We’ve recently had a spell of unseasonable glorious, sunny weather. Nearly two weeks of sun and very little wind (for our standards), and so come the start of the October school holidays I made an executive decision to take my younger two children on a …

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Orkney Islands map - image via Shutterstock

Five Things to See & Do in Orkney in a Day

June 27, 2016 by Elizabeth Atia

…or two, if you’re really slow cyclist like me. I have lived in Shetland for nearly 18 years and I have never before explored our nearest neighbours to the south – the Orkney Islands, just a hop skip from the north mainland of Scotland. In fact, I only ever spent a few hours in Orkney …

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Ebbing Shores - Survey and Excavation of Coastal Archaeology in Shetland 1995-2008

Ebbing Shores {Book Review}

August 24, 2015 by Elizabeth Atia

 Survey and Excavation of Coastal Archaeology in Shetland 1995-2008 If you were to judge this book by its cover and title you might think it is the latest work of popular fiction; an adventure story set in a wild, rugged and remote island archipelago, a battle between the effects of the passage of time and …

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Gravlaba Standing Stones, Shetland

Gravlaba Standing Stones, Shetland

January 24, 2015 by Elizabeth Atia

I’m sorry, ye old weather gods, I’ve come to the realization that I have taken you for granted. I have paid the price of this negligence; the result of a mighty fine summer 2014 spent mostly indoors writing and trying to meet copy deadlines. I am truly sorry. This atrocious winter you have precipitated on me …

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