Vikings: The Silver Age

By Fiona Grahame On Monday 15th March 1858, George Petrie, antiquarian and Sheriff Clerk of Orkney made his way with as much  haste as was possible from his home in Kirkwall to the Bay of Skaill, Orkney. What made George Petrie rush out to Skaill was the finding a few days earlier on the 11th … Continue reading Vikings: The Silver Age