Fresson Cairn, Kirkwall
Tuesday, 8 May 1933 marked the start of what would become the longest continuously-operating scheduled air service in Europe and probably the world. It was to be called Highland Airways. Commemorating this adventure, started by Captain Ernest Fresson, is a cairn overlooking the current Kirkwall airport. Unveiled in 2008 by Stephen Hagan, the convener of [...]
Take a cruise to Orkney
For thousands of years the Orkney Isles have been seen by mariners as a great place to stock up with provisions before or after a great sailing expedition. In modern times the safe harbours offered by Orkney were the last stopping point for ships heading out across the Atlantic to the New World and beyond. [...]
Orkney Ba’ Game
January 6, 2010 by admin
Filed under Featured, Sports and pastimes
This Kirkwall Ba’ Game is the traditional mass ball game also known as the Uppies and Doonies, played in the town’s streets on Christmas Day and new Year’s day, starting at 1300 GMT. The Uppies attempt to get a leather ball to a wall at the top of Kirkwall town whilst the Doonies do everything [...]
