Stone Tapes - Aberdeenshire - Culsh souterrain

Culsh souterrain, Aberdeenshire from Phil Hayes on Vimeo.

As part of their trip around Aberdeenshire looking for archaeology, Phil, Gary and Omar explore the souterrain or earth-house at Culsh.

Stone Tapes - Aberdeenshire - Nine Stanes, Garrol Wood

Nine Stanes, Garrol Wood, Aberdeenshire from Phil Hayes on Vimeo.

Phil, Gary and Omar continue their trip through Aberdeenshire looking for recumbent stone circles. They find one in the woods. In the hail. In May.

Stone Tapes - Aberdeenshire - Esslie the Lesser and Esslie the Greater

Esslie the Lesser and the Greater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland from Phil Hayes on Vimeo.

Gary, Omar and I spent a couple of weeks in Aberdeenshire a few years back looking for recumbent stone circles and other archaeological features. The first sites we visited were in a pair of fields near Banchory. As can happen in Scotland, the weather started to change very quickly...

Knowe of Yarso burial chamber, Rousay, Orkney

Knowe of Yarso burial chamber, Rousay, Orkney from Phil Hayes on Vimeo.

Phil, Omar and Gary continue to explore the archaeology of the Orkney island of Rousay.

Stone Tapes - Blackhammer cairn, Rousay, Orkney

Blackhammer cairn, Orkney, Scotland from Phil Hayes on Vimeo.

Phil, Gary and Omar continue their tour of Orkney with a trip to Blackhammer neolithic burial chamber on Rousay.

Finding the Knowe of Lairo

Knowe of Lairo burial chamber, Rousay, Orkney from Phil Hayes on Vimeo.

Phil, Gary and Omar explore a burial chamber on Orkney. Difficult to find but worth it...

Nether Largie North cairn, Kilmartin, Scotland

Nether Largie North cairn, Kilmartin, Scotland from Phil Hayes on Vimeo.

Phil, Gary and Omar continue their exploration of the Kilmartin valley. They find the cairn of Nether Largie North, with a sliding door in its new concrete lid.

Nether Largie South cairn, Kilmartin, Scotland

Nether Largie South cairn, Kilmartin, Scotland from Phil Hayes on Vimeo.

Phil, Gary and Omar continue their exploration of the Kilmartin valley. They find the cairn of Nether Largie South, almost part of the landscape now.

Great X of Kilmartin

Great X of Kilmartin, Scotland from Phil Hayes on Vimeo.

Phil, Gary and Omar explore the beautiful Kilmartin valley in Scotland. The next site they encounter is the Great X of Kilmartin, a set of standing stones.The middle stone has particularly pronounced cupholes.

Phil shows off, but is suitably reprimanded by an audience of sheep. Next: Nether Largie South.
Music by Richard Walley.

Ballymeanoch stones, Kilmartin

Ballymeanoch Stones, Kilmartin, Scotland from Phil Hayes on Vimeo.

Phil, Gary and Omar explore the beautiful Kilmartin valley in Scotland. The second site they visit is the standing stones of Ballymeanoch, located on a terrace heading down towards the sea.

Sunkenkirk stone circle, Swinside, Cumbria

Sunkenkirk stone circle, Swinside, Cumbria from Phil Hayes on Vimeo.

Phil, Gary and Omar try to find a stone circle in Cumbria, with the help of Julian Cope's book The Modern Antiquarian. Music by Richard Walley.

Dunchraigaig cairn, Kilmartin, Scotland

Dunchraigaig cairn, Kilmartin valley, Scotland from Phil Hayes on Vimeo.

Phil, Gary and Omar visit the Kilmartin valley in search of archaeological sites. The first one they find is a cairn with a narrow entrance and a big slab of stone.

Taversoe Tuick burial chamber, Orkney

Taversoe Tuick burial chamber, Rousay, Orkney from Phil Hayes on Vimeo.

Phil, Gary and Omar explore the twin level burial chamber Taversoe Tuick on the Orcadian island of Rousay. The chamber was discovered when 19th century landowner FW Traill-Burroughes was having a viewing platform built for his wife.

Grain souterrain, Orkney

Grain souterrain, Orkney from Phil Hayes on Vimeo.

Here's a video of me, Omar and Gary exploring an underground chamber on a business park in Kirkwall, the capital of Orkney.