The Orkney Heritage Society are making 2010 the Year O Orkney Dialect. They aim to raise awareness of the rich heritage reflected in the dialect and encourage its use in everyday life. History of …
Login’s Well – Stromness, Orkney
Two things limited the distances early mariners could sail, one was food the other was fresh water. Early sailing ships needed large quantities of both of these commodoties before any adventures …
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 …
Broch of Gurness
The Broch of Gurness in Orkney is one of the most outstanding surviving examples of an Iron-Age settlement in northern Scotland. Scottish Brochs There are over 500 brochs, all unique to …
Whisky – the spirits from Orkney
Blessed with two distilleries, Orkney is well placed to be on the whisky trail for every lover of good quality spirit. The Highland Park Distillery is the most northern of all the distilleries in …
The Westray Storm Witch
The story of a storm raising witch is based upon historical fact and island myth. Janet Forsyth lived in Westray in the 17th century. In 1627, Janet dreamed that she saw her fisherman …