Saturday, August 7, 2010

Book review – Orkney’s Italian Chapel

June 11, 2010 by admin  
Filed under Tourism

Over four years of research have led to the definitive book detailing the true story behind the little Italian chapel, built in Orkney during World War II. The Italian chapel created on the island of Lambholm in Orkney was constructed by Italian prisoners of war, from two World War II Nissen huts, exceptional artistic talents [...]

Stromness ‘Liberty’ Cannon

February 25, 2010 by admin  
Filed under Featured, History, Military

Rusting at the edge of the sheltered harbour of Stromness is a cannon said to be a relic of the Anglo-American War. Trade routes and access to the vast grain fields of Canada became the trigger for war and the shipping lanes between Canada and Britain came under constant threat from the US Navy. Canada [...]

Shell Sand at Aikerness

October 24, 2009 by admin  
Filed under Geology

A rare type of rock called Aeolianite (shell sand) can be found at Aikerness in Orkney. One of the finest examples of Aeolianite can be found in a farm field on the Orkney mainland. In areas where the sea is rich in shellfish, tiny particles of crushed shell combine with the sand, eroded from the [...]

Covenanters Memorial, Deerness, Orkney

August 28, 2009 by admin  
Filed under Featured, History

Situated on a commanding peninsula with steep cliffs to one side and rolling fields to the other, is the Covenanters Memorial at Deerness on the mainland of Orkney. Made of brick and standing possibly 10m tall, the monument at Deerness is around 300m from where a boat full of covenanters sank during a storm. The [...]

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