Departing Lerwick aboard the MV Hrossey.

A visit to the Neolithic chambered cairn on the summit of Ronas Hill, the highest ground in Shetland.

A busy morning with field trips to both Old Scatness and Jarlshof, both near to Sumburgh Head at the far south of Mainland, Shetland.

A quick visit to the Staneydale Temple, a unique site in the west Mainland of Shetland.

Another field trip from the Scotland’s Islands Research Framework symposium led to the Scourd of Brouster, a prehistoric landscape with wide views.

This afternoon I joined a field trip to the Broch of Mousa, sited on an island a short boat journey from the east coast of Mainland, Shetland.