Orkney offers some great scenery... High cliffs and sandy beaches included.. We have been out with the digital camera and have some great desktop images for your computer. …
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Orkney – Desktop Wallpaper – Crops
Taking full advantage of the gulf stream and long hours of daylight, the farmers of Orkney grow high quality crops. …
Orkney – Desktop Wallpaper – Blockade Ship
Dumped to block the entrances to Scapa Flow, these blockade vessels provide a glimpse into a wartime past. We have been out with the digital camera and have some great desktop images for your …
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Orkney’s Wild Fuchsia
Wherever you go in the Orkney Islands you are very likely to come across fuchsia growing alongside paths and on emankments. Fuchsia Magellanica Riccartonii is a naturalised alien, thought to be …
Covenanters Memorial, Deerness, Orkney
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 …
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Tracing Your Orkney Ancestry
The people of Orkney live surrounded by a rich tapestry of heritage. Neolithic and bronze age sites are many and well preserved, Viking domination of the islands from the 8th Century has given rise …