> > Steve, one item of clothing I did see in the museum there in Kirkwall > > was a > > cloth hood worn over the whole head witht the face cut out. Sort of a > > Balaclava looking item. It had been dug from the peat.. It was there > > for a > > short visit and was to return to another museum. > Interesting. do you recall what kind of cloth it was? There's some information about the Orkney Hood in the archives of the Orcadian website: http://www.orcadian.co.uk/archive/2002/archive8.htm and http://www.orcadian.co.uk/features/articles/minehowe2.htm And also on Sigurd's Orkneyjar website: http://www.orkneyjar.com/history/orkneyhood.htm It was on show at the Orkney Museum for a while, along with the replica which was made. I'm not sure if the replica is still on show at the Museum, hopefully someone else will know this. Also - can I make a small plea? If people email the list on a different subject could they please change the subject heading of the email? Apart from making it easier for people who receive a lot of email to see what they want to read, it will also make it easier for anyone browsing the archives of the list for subjects of interest. Fiona Orkney