By Bill Miller and first published in The Stronsay Limpet. Republished here with kind permission. Stronsay has been associated with kelp making for centuries, and in fact James Fea of Whitehall , Stronsay, was credited with making the first kelp in Orkney in 1719, which he sold to Newcastle . Initially, kelp was used in … Continue reading Stronsay’s Kelp Riots