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Malcolm Laing – Historian

May 22, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

Malcolm Laing birthplace

Malcolm Laing was a Scottish lawyer and historian born in Orkney to Robert Laing and Barbara Blaw in 1762. A blue heritage plaque marks the now seemingly insignificant site in Kirkwall. Born at his … [Read more...]

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Earl’s Palace, Birsay

April 6, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

Earl's Palalce Birsay, facing North west from the central courtyard

The ruins of the Earl's Palace in Birsay, are a mere shadow of a grand reformation residence that once stood oppressively over the local Orcadians. Around 1565, Robert Stewart, the illegitimate son … [Read more...]

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