A series of leaflets describing self-guided walks around some of Orkney’s incredible wartime remaining historic infrastructure are now available to pick up from local museums or free to download.

Since 2021, Dr Gavin Lindsay and Ian Collins FSAScot have been developing self-guided wartime trail leaflets to introduce the non-specialist to representative examples of the rich archaeological record left by 19th and 20th century military activity in Orkney. The original inspiration for this project was the Lyness Wartime Trail, produced by the Scapa Flow Landscape Partnership Scheme in 2012. The leaflets are available free of charge at museum sites in Orkney and can also be downloaded in a ‘device-friendly’ format. – Society of Antiquaries of Scotland

The leaflets were made possible due to a grant from the Society of Antiquaries Scotland , working with the Orkney Archaeology Society, the North Isles Landscape Partnership Scheme and the Scapa Flow Museum. These complete the series of five trail leaflets that now cover all the Orkney Islands.

Click on this link to find out more about The Wartime Orkney Trail leaflets project.

Click on this link to download the leaflets: Orkney Wartime Leaflets

Fiona Grahame

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