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The twitter account of Orkney Archaeology Society. For more info, see https://t.co/pjZbHmEvsx tweets by Hayley

Orkney Katılım Şubat 2015
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Orkney Library
Orkney Library@OrkneyLibrary·
New fear unlocked. 😱 The life of an Archivist is wild. One minute you're merrily scanning through a folder of old photographs, the next you've uncovered something like this and it feels you're starring in the pre-title sequence of a 70s horror movie.
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Mike Pitts
Mike Pitts@pittsmike·
Lekky Shepherd good on Anna Ritchie. In Edinburgh "Stuart Piggott dedicated two of his poems to her... a convivial dining club". A Chronicle time-lapse film of Skara Brae excavations was "unintentionally hilarious, more Keystone Cops than unfurling flower" theguardian.com/science/2026/m…
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Orkney Archaeology@OAS_Orkney·
Orkney Archaeology Society is proud to republish today the article that Dr Anna Ritchie wrote for our Annual review in 2025. We have a short intro from OAS Board Membe Dr Colleen Batey. Anna will be very much missed by her family, friends and colleagues. orkneyarchaeologysociety.org.uk/anna-ritchie-o…
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Orkney Archaeology@OAS_Orkney·
@jiver66 @ionafyfe But they are not counting the other 8, they will be counting 3 and adding in the verified figures from the other 5 .
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Julie Ivers
Julie Ivers@jiver66·
@OAS_Orkney @ionafyfe Compiling the figures of 8 constituencies takes time even after you've received it all. The Inverness staff have 3 constituency votes to finish before they can even start on the list votes for all 8. It takes time is all I'm saying.
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Iona Fyfe
Iona Fyfe@ionafyfe·
What have they been doing in Inverness all day?
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Orkney Archaeology@OAS_Orkney·
@jiver66 @ionafyfe Orkney list results were verified and sent through before 4pm, i'm sure the same process applies for the other constituencies
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Julie Ivers
Julie Ivers@jiver66·
@ionafyfe You do realise that Inverness has to wait to receive the figures from Orkney, Shetland, Argyle & Bute, Moray, etc, after they've done their constituency count, before they can compile the list data? Inverness have 3 constituency counts before they compile the regional data.
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Orkney Archaeology@OAS_Orkney·
@JacobiteJen @jiver66 @ionafyfe Not all the votes are counted there. The Orkney votes were counted in Orkney and the results phoned through at about 4pm, having been verified by the Orkney Returning Officer. I'm sure the same happened in other constituencies
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Orkney Archaeology@OAS_Orkney·
@_lliesl_ I was in the Orkney count - the list figures were sent before 4pm so goodness knows what's happening
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Orkney Archaeology@OAS_Orkney·
@JaneidyEve Am hoping i'll be able to walk a bit more in a week. i did a v short walk with crutches on Friday and was in a lot of pain after so staying off as much as i can for a few days. Good luck with your recovery - so annoying how a moments carelessness is so painful, i fell off a kerb
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Evelyn Janeidy
Evelyn Janeidy@JaneidyEve·
@OAS_Orkney Oh no, hope I do heal faster. I am having a very hard time walking in crutches. 🥹 6 to 8 weeks is a long time, hope your body heals soon!
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I am an egg now
I am an egg now@iamaneggnow·
@BBCScotlandNews This is almost identical in every respect to the plot of Whisky Galore!, so I expect it's actually a mistimed April Fool's Day piece.
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UHI Institute for Northern Studies
Just a quick reminder....This Friday .....The next @ThinkUHI Islands Matter free online seminar.... UHI OCEAN: Cross-Pollination of Ideas for Resilient Futures. ➕ 1.30pm - 2.30pm UK Time ➕ Friday 20/02/26 ➕ Free online ➕ Register through website tinyurl.com/24hu2tfp
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Noel H
Noel H@klondyker·
Behold, the "Great Wall of Deerness" . Possibly the highlight of our time on Orkney so far. Great Wall of Deerness in Deerness, Scotland | Ask Anything share.google/28du8o2wrY1iPZ…
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Orkney Archaeology@OAS_Orkney·
*** change of date for next OAS talk *** To avoid clashing with the Ness film (22nd Jan) we are moving our scheduled talk with Dr Graeme Wilson on " Excavations at the Knowe of Skea, Westray 700BC to 700AD?" to 29th January. This is a zoom talk and the link will remain the same
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