In early October, Islay Heritage carried out an archaeological evaluation at the site of a crannog in the partly drained Loch nan Deala near Keills. This is the second time we have come to this intriguing site having conducted detailed topographic and geophysical...

'Dunyvaig' and 'Finlaggan' have been shortlisted as the names for an exoplanet and its host star in a national competition (press release below). The names were proposed by the 1st Islay Scouts. More than 1000 pairs of names were proposed from across the country and...

During the summer, Professor Steven Mithen and Sarah Lambert-Gates travelled to briefly survey the ruins of a chapel found on the Isle of Texa.  The chapel is dated to the Medieval period and was dedicated to St Mary the Virgin. Some 16th century...

We've just released the interim report of our Dunyvaig and Hinterland Assessment Project 2018/2019. The project aimed to answer five questions and the report details how far we have come in getting these answers. To read the report, just click the button...