Mapping Magnus talk comes to Birsay

A talk, taking place in Birsay next month, will tell the story of an important research and archaeology project carried out as part of last year’s Magnus 900 commemorations.

Mapping Magnus was a major community archaeology research and training project commissioned by Orkney Islands Council and carried out by the University of Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute, which delivered a programme of activities and events that explored the story of St Magnus and medieval Orkney.

Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, activities included archive research; storytelling and collecting; geophysical, walkover, coastal and noust surveys; excavations and community and schools workshops.

The talk, to be delivered by Dr Sarah Jane Gibbon and Dan Lee, will take place in the Birsay Community Hall on June 6 at 7.30pm. The event is free and there is no need to book.

More information on the project is available at the website, www.archaeologyorkney.com.

2017’s events marking the 900th anniversary of the death of St Magnus took place between April and December. The anniversary played host to a number of one-off projects whilst many of Orkney’s best known festivals curated special activity and events linked with the St Magnus story.