The Iron Age site, The Cairns, near Wind Wick, South Ronaldsay, Orkney, off season; plastic tarps and old tires to hold them down protect the site.

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The Cairns near Wind Wick, Orkney, Scotland, is an Iron Age site that had a massive broch tower, but had not been excavated until 2006 and is ongoing. The archaeologists only work for several months a year and then the site is covered over with tarps held down by old tires.

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Location: Unnamed Road, Wind Wick, Orkney KW17 2RN, UK
Photo credit: © Susan Heller / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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