The pre reformation Tankerness House in Kirkwall is now home to the Orkney Museum, but has a wealth of history of it's own. Opposite St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall is Orkney's finest town house, … [Read more...]
Earl’s Palace, Birsay
April 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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...]
Covenanters Memorial, Deerness, Orkney
August 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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 … [Read more...]
