VisitRousay

21/08/2024

Please can you take a moment to nominate us for a £5,000 award at Movement for Good - type Swandro into their charity search box and we'll come up. You can also nominate us for the £1,000 award after you've done the £5,000. needs to be done today, please spread the word, the link is: https://climate.movementforgood.com/

17/07/2024

16/06/2024

We're very excited here at Swandro HQ as we're back on site tomorrow (Monday) morning for the start of our 2024 excavation season, running through until the 9th August. As usual during the dig season we'll be posting daily updates here so you can follow our progress. If you follow us on Facebook the...

27/05/2024

Wonderful podcasts giving us an amazing insight of Rousay in times past

Welcome to Rousay Tales - a podcast series that will take you around the island of Rousay, exploring life in the past and present

23/05/2024

Did you lose a camera memory card in Rousay? One was found in the car park for Midhowe broch and chambered cairn on Monday.

It’s apparently still in good condition. If you think it’s your memory card, call Brian on 07505 429327.

26/04/2024

Welcome to Rousay Tales - a podcast series that will take you around the island of Rousay, exploring life in the past and present

29/07/2023

Sunday July 30th

Swandro Open Day.
All welcome between 11am and 4pm. Free site tours, Iron Age Living History demonstrations.

Triangle Club Strawberry Teas
2pm to 4pm at the Rousay School
All welcome.

11/05/2023

Remember to allow extra time to make it out to Tingwall when you visit us on Rousay.
The Finstown roadworks will be in place for 16 weeks.

Folks, we are reminding motorists of the potential for delays in the coming months as a major programme of works is now underway in Finstown (A965).

The necessary work has begun on the first section at the junction with the A966 Evie Road. This will be controlled by temporary traffic lights.

In all, the works, which are required to keep the roads maintained, are scheduled to take around 16 weeks.

Please drive carefully past our roadworkers.

For the full story head here: https://www.orkney.gov.uk/News?postid=7516

02/03/2023

Excavation of the multi-period settlement site at Skaill, Rousay, resumes on July 10, running until July 28.

02/03/2023

We are pleased to announce our 2023 excavation dates will be from Monday 19th June to Friday 11th August. We have some places available for volunteers, all the information you need is at: https://www.swandro.co.uk/volunteer

27/07/2022

Remember, this Saturday is the Swandro Open Day xx

20/07/2022

Just one month to go!

02/07/2022

Just a wee pre-warning that I will be closed from this coming Friday (1st July) and re-opening Monday (11th July) for a family wedding. I had hoped that I would of found some one to cover my absence - but i have not.
I am here today and rest off week from 10.30am till 5pm 🍕🍔🐠

30/06/2022

Just another day at the office 😎🚁

I absolutely love it when a job means I have to visit any one of the isles 🙌
While I was over in Rousay this week I was able to get a tour of the island and photograph the surreal hillside road on the North coast.

Rousay is just a 25 min ferry from the Orkney mainland and has so much to offer! If you’re visiting Orkney this year, then a day trip over is a must! 🙌

20/06/2022

Tuesday evening at the Rousay Heritage Centre - all welcome.

20/06/2022

We are back on site until Friday 12th August 2022 and visitors are welcome. We work Wednesday to Sundays inclusive (but may be affected by adverse weather) and offer free site tours on demand, just turn up, no need to book. Please see our website for details of how to find us https://www.swandro.co.uk/visit

11/05/2022

Rousay Singing Group will be hosting a 'Sunday Space to Sing' at The Space on 15 May! 🤩

11/05/2022

Trumland House Gardens will remain closed for 2022

Unfortunately due to ongoing works, and delays due to covid, Trumland Gardens will not be opening during 2022 (or until further notice whichever is soonest).

We will keep updating this page with ongoing Trumland news and projects, and let you know of any changes.

Sorry for any inconvenience.

16/04/2022

Peedie Lap this Saturday (16th April). Hope to see you there.

03/03/2022

We are pleased to be supporting the Screen Machine's visit to Rousay on Tuesday 5th and Wednesday 6th April 2022.

The Screen Machine plan to show Sing2, Spider-man: No Way Home, The Duke and Belfast. However, they would like to invite you to vote for the 5th film they show while they are here.

The film choices are:
Dune
Death on the Nile
House of Gucci
West Side Story

To vote follow this link https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/TZZJJGD or you can email your choice to [email protected] ` Votes need to be submitted by midnight on Tuesday 8th March.

You can find further details about the films by visiting www.screenmachine.co.uk

28/02/2022

VisitRousay has received the following. If anyone would like to send images for consideration please let us know. Stay safe, xx

" I’m currently working part-time with Shaw Marketing and Design, and the team are currently working with Pentland Ferries to produce a printed Orkney map for visitors this season. The map will be in a folded format and will include all the key visitor attractions on the Orkney mainland and surrounding islands. Each entry will have a locator, short description and small supporting image. Please note the produced map will be a saleable item on Pentland Ferries as well as being available online.

The map currently features the following sites in Rousay:
Midhowe Broch
Knowe of Yarso
Taversoe Tuick

The team are currently sourcing images at present, and I wondered if Visitrousay would be able to provide any of the above images for this project? All photography will be credited within the publication. Please let me know if this would be possible and if you have any questions please do get in touch.

I look forward to hearing from you in due course.

Best wishes

Elaine Tulloch
Shaw Marketing & Design
www.shaw-online.com "

09/11/2021

View details and apply for this Primary Education job in Rousay with Orkney Islands Council on myjobscotland

19/10/2021

20/08/2021

All of the Historic Environment Scotland monuments on Rousay are now OPEN!

09/06/2021

The Midhowe Cairn is partially re-open for access.
Now UNLOCKED, however no updated signage is in place.
Please be mindful of others and practise social distancing.

02/06/2021

Maintained Archaeological Sites.
Unfortunately at this time the majority of the sites on Rousay, which are maintained by Historic Environment Scotland, remain closed.

Official Web Pages:
Blackhammer Cairn – CLOSED
https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/blackhammer-chambered-cairn/
Knowe of Yarso – CLOSED
https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/knowe-of-yarso-chambered-cairn/
Midhowe Broch - OPEN
https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/midhowe-broch/
Midhowe Cairn - CLOSED
https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/midhowe-chambered-cairn/
Taversoe Tuick – CLOSED
https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/taversoee-tuick-chambered-cairn/

Glimpse Inside the Closed Sites:
Blackhammer Cairn
https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/enhance-your-visit/blackhammer-chambered-cairn/
Knowe of Yarso
https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/enhance-your-visit/knowe-of-yarso-chambered-cairn/
Midhowe Cairn
https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/enhance-your-visit/midhowe-cairn/
Taversoe Tuick
https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/enhance-your-visit/taversoee-tuick/