On 18 August 1746 Arthur Elphinstone, Lord Balmerino, the Jacobite noble, was executed.
Poetry Corner: Will ye go to Sheriffmuir
Murdoch Mackenzie: Orkney’s Great Mapmaker
Murdoch Mackenzie’s 1750 chart of Orkney led to a revolution in mapmaking and was the standard work for navigators until the modern admiralty chart.
Viking & Celtic Fashion Takes to the Stage
“Iceland was not just built by Norsemen but equally by Celtic women whose spirit is still very much alive today.”
Red Admirals: vanessa atalanta
Have you seen many red admirals this year?
“An Outsider Wherever I Am”
Fiona Frank gave a heartwarming talk in the Carnegie Room of the Orkney Library and Archive on Thursday 15th of August when she described her journey in tracing her family.
Orkney International Science Festival Tickets On Sale Now
Tickets are available from the Science Festival website or buy from the Tourist Information Centre beside the Bus Station in Kirkwall.
Cabinet Secretary Hears of Orkney’s Carbon Neutral Ambitions
Including the Kirkwall Harbour Flood Defence Scheme, a £1.1 million project backed by 80% funding from the Scottish Government.
Do you know a Bookbug Hero?
The Bookbug Hero Award and the Learning Professional Award 2020 run by the Scottish Book Trust, are open for applications.
Nationalisation of Ferguson Marine Good News for Orkney’s Hydrogen Powered Ferry
“Public control will provide much-needed continuity of employment”
The Fossil & Heritage Centre – Burray – Exactly What It Says It Is!
it was a while since we’d been to the F&H Centre, so, we decided to go and see the new floor, and refresh our memory of what else is there.
