A recent article by Peder Gammeltoft of Medievalists.net, points to the importance of Orkney & Shetland island names. The islands of Orkney and Shetland consist of islands, skerries and holms … [Read more...]
Orkney Snowdrops
January 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Swathes of snowdrops attract early spring walkers and perhaps the most northerly of these is at Binscarth wood on the Orkney mainland. One of Orkney’s most beautiful woodland walks can be … [Read more...]
Maeshow Project Receives £1.4m
January 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Maeshowe Project Orkney is set to receive £1.14 million to provide a new visitor centre for the 5,000-year-old Neolithic chambered tomb of Maeshowe on Mainland Orkney. The Highlanders Museum … [Read more...]
The Ridgeland, Kirkwall
A heritage plaque on a fairly insignificant building on a Kirkwall street indicates the site of a 17th century Town Hall and Prison. On the corner of Albert Street and The Strynd, … [Read more...]