SCIENCE FESTIVAL SERVICE
St Magnus Cathedral, KirkwallConducted by Rev. Fraser Macnaughton, with the St Magnus Cathedral Choir.
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WALK: THE A-Z OF A PREHISTORIC LANDSCAPE
From car park, Ring of Brodgar, StennessWalk from the Ring of Brodgar to the Stones of Stenness, stopping off at the Ness of Brodgar and Barnhouse Neolithic village, for an insight into landscape features, archaeology, plants and animals past and present. Join the HES Rangers and Kath Page, PhD researcher in zooarchaeology at UHI, prehistoric archaeologist Dr Ben Elliott of UHI, and Sue Dyke, postgraduate researcher in environmental archaeology at UHI, to explore the Archaeobotany and Zooarchaeology of the World Heritage Site.
WORKSHOP: CHECKING ALIGNMENTS WITH STELLARIUM
Stenness Community CentreDave Craig explains the nuts and bolts of how Stellarium was used in his recent investigation Why is Maeshowe Squint? This, he says, will help citizen scientists or archaeologists to investigate Maeshowe or other potential alignments themselves. “There will be a particular focus on accuracy and simplicity. If you want, bring along your own laptop with Stellarium and/or Google Earth Pro already installed.
RIVERS OF RUNNING GOLD. THE SUN, THE SUN!
St Magnus Cathedral, KirkwallSee the blazing light and churning fire of the Sun’s surface and hear music for the cosmos from two composers whose works blend electronic sounds with instruments and voices to create work of elemental power and ethereal beauty. The programme features Stuart MacRae’s Magnus, Noble Martyr and his Incarnadine, along with Michael Oliva’s Threnody and his Harmony of the Spheres. With the Mayfield Singers, Ewan Robertson (alto and bass flute), Valerie Webster and Hannah Marshall (cellos), and Paisley Abbey organist George McPhee, and narration by solar physicist Prof. Robert Walsh.