The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) is helping to bring Orkney's war time history to life with the launch of 21st century signage at Lyness Royal Naval Cemetery on Hoy. The interactive …
Gino’s last respects to precious chapel
Gino Caprara has been back to Orkney and the Italian Chapel five times since 1992, but at the age of 93 he expects this recent visit may be his last. Gino was one of many Italian Prisoners of …
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In search of A R Woods
Following recent publicity, could the net be closing in on the WWII Ness Battery mural painter? A mysterious World War II mural at the Ness Gun Battery in Orkney, painted by A R Woods, has led …
Kitchener Memorial, Marwick Head
A long, narrow grass footpath wends it's way to the imposing stone Kitchener memorial at the top of the Marwick Cliffs on the West Mainland. The grand, square stone tower was erected by the …
Stromness ‘Liberty’ Cannon
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 …
HMS Royal Oak 70th Anniversary
On 14th October 1939, HMS Royal Oak was sunk by a German Torpedo in Scapa Flow, off the southern coast of Orkney. Scapa Flow had been a strategic Naval base since 1905, protecting Britain from …